This manicotti recipe is pasta tubes filled with herbed ricotta and baked under marinara. It is not stuffed shells or lasagna.
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Manicotti
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Manicotti. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 manicotti tubes
- 2 cups (450g) ricotta
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups (150g) shredded mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 1/2 cups (600ml) marinara
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Boil the tubes until just bendable. Drain and cool enough to handle.
- Mix ricotta, egg, half the mozzarella, parsley, salt, and pepper. Fill the tubes.
- Spread sauce in a dish, lay the tubes in, cover with the rest of the sauce and cheese, and bake 30 to 35 minutes.
Notes
A piping bag, or a spoon in one end, keeps the tubes from splitting.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Boil
Short of done. They finish in the oven.
Sauce
Enough to see it at the edges.
Cheese
Mozzarella on top should spot brown.
Parsley
In the filling, for color.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
No-boil tubes?
Follow the box. They usually need extra sauce.
Storage
Fridge, 3 days.
Spinach
A handful, squeezed dry, in the cheese.
Freeze
Unbaked, covered. Add time from frozen and keep the foil on for the first half.
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