This is a great dish
to serve and impress guests, without overly impressing your wallet. My oldest daughter chose this as her birthday
dinner last week.
Stuffed Manicotti
1 box of manicotti
shells
2 cups marinara
sauce
2 cups shredded
mozzarella
1/4 cup grated parmesan
cheese
1 24 oz. container
small curd cottage cheese
1 Tbs. dried basil
1 tsp. garlic
powder
1 egg
In a large pot
bring water to a boil. Place manicotti
in water and until the noodles soften.
Drain the shells. In a medium
mixing bowl combine cottage cheese, one cup of mozzarella, parmesan, basil,
garlic powder and egg. Mix well.
Lightly spray a
9" X 13" baking dish. Place a
thin layer of manicotti in the bottom of the pan. Using a tablespoon fill the manicotti shells
placing them in rows into the baking dish.
Cover the filled manicotti with the remaining marinara. Sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella over the
top. Sprinkle additional parmesan and some dried basil on the top if desired.
Cover with foil and
bake in a 400° oven for 30 minutes.
Remove foil and continue baking 15 to 20 more minutes until the top
begins to brown. Remove from oven and
allow to sit covered an additional 15 minutes and serve.
Serve alongside a
fresh green salad and a loaf of homemade French bread and you have a wonderful
meal for Sunday dinner or entertaining.
Thrifty and delicious.
Oh my. This looks delicious
ReplyDeleteThank you Lee Ann.
DeleteI love manicotti. I am going to have to figure a way to ketofy it.
ReplyDeleteMe too! :o)
DeleteThis sounds delicious and more importantly for me simple!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is really easy and pretty darn yummy!
DeleteHi again, Dana,
ReplyDeleteI'm very much hoping that this will work and that posting issues are over.
The meal your daughter prepared looks utterly droolworthy! On the subject of food, though, I tried to post on your keto blog and it wouldn't let me do so! I'm not really following keto but I am trying to limit carbs and increase my vegetable intake and I made a cauliflower fried "rice" last week which I really think you would enjoy. Let me know if you would like the recipe I followed.
Anyway, hugs! I hope you and your girls are having a great weekend.
Heloisexxx
She did a great job and I sneaked a little taste. :)
DeleteWould love the fried "rice" recipe!