Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, spinach and cheese stuffed manicotti. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

Repeat with remaining manicotti and fill the pan with the stuffed shells, until you run out of shells and filling. Cover with a generous layer of marinara Pop open a bottle of red wine and eat! This stuffing can be used in anything you want to stuff.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spinach and cheese stuffed manicotti using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti:

1. Take 10 oz Frozen Spinach (thawed completely and squeezed dry)
2. Prepare 8 oz Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
3. Take 15 oz Ricotta (or you could use cottage cheese instead)
4. Make ready 4 oz Cream Cheese
5. Make ready 1/2 cup Shredded Romano or Parmesan Cheese
6. Prepare 2 large Eggs
7. Make ready 1/2 tsp Salt
8. Take 1/2 tsp Pepper
9. Take 1 box (12-14 Shells) Manicotti Noodles (DO NOT COOK NOODLES)
10. Prepare 4 cup Marinara Sauce
11. Prepare 1/2 cup Shredded Romano or Parmesan Cheese (for topping)
12. Get OPTIONAL:
13. Prepare 1 lb Ground Beef

How to make ricotta cheese and spinach filling. This is a wonderfully cheesy manicotti recipe made easier by not having to cook the shells first. In a large bowl, mix spinach, cheeses, eggs, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Spinach Ricotta Stuffed Manicotti is what dinner time dreams are made of!

Instructions to make Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti:

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. If adding ground beef, brown and drain fat.
3. In a large bowl; mix spinach, cheeses, eggs, salt and pepper (and ground beef if added).
4. Place about 1 1/2 cups of marinara sauce in 9x13 inch pan. Spread it around to cover the bottom.
5. Put the mixed filling into a plastic bag. (You can use either a frosting piping bag or a gallon zip bag.) Snip the corner, gather the top and squeeze the filling into the corner.
6. Hold an uncooked manicotti shell in your hand and squeeze the filling inside the shell. Let it overflow on both sides. Place the filled shell into the sauce-lined pan.
7. Repeat with remaining manicotti and fill the pan with stuffed shells, until you run out of shells and filling. (You should be able to fill 12-14 shells-if you run out of room in your pan, use a separate smaller pan to accommodate the extra.)
8. Cover the pasta with marinara sauce. Sprinkle 1/2 cup Romano/Parmesan cheese on top. Cover with foil and place it in the oven for 50 minutes.
9. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes.

This particular recipe is vegetarian with spinach and other cheeses. Stuff manicotti shells with spinach and cheese mixture. The easiest way to stuff manicotti shells is the put the filling mixture into a plastic bag. You can use either a frosting piping bag or a gallon zip bag with one corner cut to let the filling out. Stuffed with mushrooms, leafy spinach, Ricotta cheese, and topped with traditional Marinara pasta sauce, this is a classic baked manicotti recipe.

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