No need to cook the manicotti pasta ahead of time; it cooks with the spinach filling and red sauce all at once for a delicious, hot and hearty meal.
Cheesy Spinach Manicotti
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 45 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 7
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3/4 cup chopped onion (1 large)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 bag (1 lb) frozen cut leaf spinach
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup finely shredded mild Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
- 1 jar (26 oz) tomato pasta sauce
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained
- 1 package (8 oz) manicotti pasta (14 manicotti)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
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Step2Stir in frozen spinach; sprinkle with salt to taste. Cover; cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until spinach is thawed and liquid has evaporated. Remove from heat. Stir in ricotta and Cheddar cheeses.
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Step3In large bowl, mix pasta sauce and tomatoes; spread about 1 1/2 cups in bottom of baking dish. With table knife, push about 1/4 cup spinach mixture into each uncooked manicotti pasta, pushing filling in from both ends. Place filled pasta diagonally over sauce in dish. Pour remaining sauce mixture over top.
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Step4Cover tightly with foil; bake 55 to 65 minutes or until pasta around outer edge is fork-tender. Uncover dish; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake uncovered 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and casserole is bubbly.
Nutrition
480
Calories
19g
Total Fat
22g
Protein
54g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 46%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 14%
- Sodium
- 1000mg
- 42%
- Potassium
- 730mg
- 21%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 54g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 22%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 22g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 100%
- 100%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 45%
- 45%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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