Cheese & Spinach Manicotti
Tender pasta tubes stuffed with creamy ricotta and spinach, baked in marinara sauce until bubbly and golden. A restaurant-quality Italian dinner that comes together in under an hour.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 28g
Ingredients
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook manicotti in salted boiling water until al dente, ~8 minutes.
Step 2
Drain pasta on a towel. Mix ricotta, spinach, 1 cup mozzarella, parmesan, egg, salt, and pepper.
Step 3
Spread 1 cup marinara sauce on the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Step 4
Transfer ricotta mixture to a piping bag. Pipe filling into each manicotti tube.
Step 5
Arrange filled tubes seam-side up in the baking dish. Cover with remaining sauce.
Step 6
Top with remaining 0.5 cup mozzarella. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes.
Step 7
Uncover and bake until cheese melts and sauce bubbles around edges, ~10 minutes.
Step 8
Rest 5 minutes. Serve hot with extra parmesan if desired.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot
- 9×13-inch baking dish
- piping bag
- colander
- mixing bowl
- foil
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