Friday, May 17, 2013

Easy Bake Manicotti

Ingredients:

1 jar spaghetti sauce, seasoned to liking
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 cup pesto
12 manicotti shells, cooked, rinsed in cold water
Chicken, cooked and sliced into thin pieces (if desired)

Directions:

Coat the bottom of a 9X13 baking dish with some spaghetti sauce.  Mix egg, cheeses, and pesto until well blended (add chicken, if desired).  Spoon cheese mixture into larg resealable plastic bag.  Using scissors, cut a small hole in one corner of the bottom of the bag.  Fill manicotti shells, one at a time, squeezing cheese mixture into both sides of each shell.  Place manicotti over sauce in baking dish.  Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over manicotti.  Cover with foil.  Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until heated through.

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