Stuffed Spinach Manicotti

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A delicious little Italian recipe. Perfect meal to whip up with your partner for date night. Pair with a nice bottle of Chianti.

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  • Easy
  • 20 mins
  • 50 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 2 - 8oz manicotti shells, uncooked
  • 1 10oz frozen spinach, thawed, rinsed well, squeeze dry
  • 1 15oz fat free ricotta cheese
  • 1 block reduced fat cream cheese, bring to room temperature
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tsp parsley
  • 2 tsp basil
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 1 34oz marinara sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350*. Line your baking sheet with paper and lightly spray with olive oil.

Step 2

Mix the first 7 ingredients in a large bowl with your hands.

Step 3

Now take one manicotti shell and fill gently with your hands, or use a piping bag. Lay shell on baking sheet, fill remaining shells. Now evenly pour marinara sauce over all shells.

Step 4

Bake for 40 minutes covered with foil, remove foil and bake another 10 minutes.

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You can cut recipe in half by using 1 - 8oz box of manicotti shells. Just top any extra mixture on top of each shell, bake time remains the same. Enjoy!

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