Garlicky Shrimp Manicotti

"We love shrimp, we love pasta . . . this recipe combines the best of both! While these are perfectly delicious reheated the next day, I would advise baking any leftovers only when needed as the pasta does tend to soften after reheating, making removal from the baking dish (and therefore a pretty presentation) more difficult. Preparation time does not include time to make the marinara sauce or the home-made manicotti."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
9 manicotti
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ingredients

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directions

  • Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
  • Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat (TIP: you can probably use the same pan as you made your manicotti in if you followed my recipe).
  • Add the shrimp pieces and the garlic, and cook quickly, stirring, until the shrimp just turns pick; remove from heat.
  • Stir in the parsley and season to taste with pepper; set aside.
  • Divide the mozzarella in half; cut one of the halves in nine equally-sized strips and cut the other half in small cubes.
  • Using a small amount of the marinara sauce, coat the bottom of as many oven-proof baking dishes as needed--manicotti expand during cooking, so don't overcrowd and also bear in mind whether you'll be eating them all at one meal or will have leftovers (see comment in description about re-heating).
  • Divide the shrimp mixture equally between the 9 manicotti shells, placing it in a vertical strip on each.
  • Lay one strip of mozzarella on each over the shrimp mixture.
  • With the vertical strip facing you, bring the left and right sides of the crepe towards the center, folding one over the other and using your hands to make a nice compact tube.
  • Place seam-side down in your baking dish and repeat with remaining.
  • Top manicottis with the marinara sauce and sprinkle mozzarella cubes over all.
  • Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the marinara is bubbly.
  • Allow to rest 5 minutes before serving.

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Reviews

  1. Really good! Needs a little bit more cheese inside though. I'll add 2 strips of mozarella next time.
     
  2. Fabulous! I used fresh pasta sheets from the gourmet store and my own marinara sauce. Elegant, yet simple. Leftovers? HA!
     
  3. Very creative and delicious recipe. Made your crepe recipe and reviewed it separately. Had some of my frozen homemade marinara sauce which I heated and used to make preparation quicker. I will definitely make these again. Thanks so much for sharing this great recipe.
     
  4. I just knew I would really like this. I used a jarred sauce in the interet of time. My problem came when I used the suggested crepe recipe. I made a complete disaster with the crepes sticking. Now maybe I should have been smart enough to butter the pan, but the recipe said to pour the batter into a dry pan. Once I used a differet crepe recipe and used a cooking spray in the pan, the crepes contributed to a terrific dish.
     
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