what's your own personal best recipe for manicotti?

Question

can i get measurements, please?

Answer 1

Mannicoti.

1 (14 count) box manicotti
1 jar marinara sauce (Bertolli’s Burgundy Wine is the best)
1 (30 ounce) container ricotta cheese
3 cups mozzarella cheese (more if you like a lot of cheese)
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese (not grated)
italian seasoning
basil
salt and pepper (optional)
minced garlic (optional)


1 hour 5 minutes 35 mins prep

Cook the manicotti shells according to the directions on the box.
Drain in colander and set aside to dry.
Mix all the ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella, and 1/4 cup parmesan in a bowl.
Add an extra handful of mozzarella and a little more parmesan if you like it cheesier.
I like a lot of flavor in my manicotti so I just keep adding the basil and Italian seasoning until I think it’s enough.
If you don’t like a lot of seasoning, just put 1 tsp.
of each in.
If not, just keep adding until it's seasoned to your taste.
You can also add a dash of salt and pepper if you like or a little bit of garlic.
Preheat oven to 350.
Once the shells are drained and the cheese is mixed together, begin stuffing the shells.
Be careful because they have a tendency to split.
Pour about half of the marinara sauce in the bottom of the baking dish and spread evenly before you place the shells in the dish.
Once all the shells arranged in the baking dish, pour the remainder of the marinara sauce on top.
Then add any leftover cheese on top of the sauce.
Sprinkle with basil and Italian seasoning.
Cover with aluminum foil.
Bake for about 30 minutes.

Answer 2

Oh- we love manicotti.

Buy the manicotti noodles - boil, but not too much because they will break - just make sure they are almost done - they will finish in the oven.

1 container of cottage cheese - lg.
2 eggs
1 bag mozz. cheese
about 1/2 cup parm. cheese
mix all this up.

Sauce -
2 jars of delmonte' bell pepper and mushroom flavor sauce
1 onion - chopped
1 bell pepper - chopped
1 package fresh mushrooms
1lb. ground beef
pinch of garlic salt, oregano, Italian seasoning and thyme.
Put your hamburger meat and veggies in skillet on high. The veggies will get tender from the grease coming off the meat. When it is done - drain off grease - return to pan, add sauce and seasonings. Heat -
When noodles are done Put a little bit of the sauce on the bottom of the pan before you add the noodles.
Take a noodle and fill with the cheese mixture - put it in a baking dish- like a lasagna pan. Continue until all noodles are finished, or you are out of cheese mixture.
Top with sauce - bake at 350 for about 45 min. top with parm. cheese and mozz. cheese - return to oven to melt.
Let sit a while before you serve.
Very Good!!!

Answer 3

Spinach Manicotti

Ingredients
Sauce:

2 Tbls. Olive oil
2 Onions, chopped
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
2 Cups Spinach Liquid * see instructions
2 - 8 oz. cans Tomato Sauce
2 - 6 oz. cans Tomato Paste
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp. Rosemary
1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
1 tsp. Sweet Basil
l tsp. Parsley Flakes
½ lb. Fresh Mushrooms, chopped
1 small can regular V-8 juice, to taste


Spinach Mix:

1 10 oz. packageFrozen spinach, chopped
1 Egg
2 Cups Ricotta cheese
¼ Cup Salad Oil
1/3 Cup Grated Parmesan cheese
1 Clove Garlic, minced
¼ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
½ lb. Mozerella cheese, grated (fresh)
Nutmeg to taste

8 manicotti tubes

DIRECTIONS:

Sauce:

*Boil spinach 5 –10 Minutes. Drain and reserve 2 cups of the
spinach liquid.

In a large deep skillet (with lid):

Simmer the garlic, onion, and mushrooms in the olive oil, until the onions are soft and translucently yellow. Add: spinach liquid, tomato sauce, tomato paste, pepper, rosemary, oregano, parsley, and sweet basil. Cook 2 hours or longer stirring occasionally.

Spinach Mix:

Combine: spinach, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, garlic, bread crumbs, nutmeg, salad oil, and - some of the mozerella cheese (to taste) over low heat for 5 – 10 Minutes.

Boil the noodles 5-10 minutes, should be Al Dente. Drain and rinse with cold water, until cooled. In large caserole pan, place ½ of the sauce. Stuff the tubes with the spinach mixture and lay in the sauce, then cover with the remaining sauce.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle the remainder of the mozerella on top and bake uncovered for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Let it cool at least 20 minutes, it's really molten.

Notes:

I find this tastes better if I make the sauce a day in advance and let it sit in the fridge overnight.

There really IS a difference between the flavor in Sweet Basil and regular Basil, this works MUCH better if you can find and use the Sweet Basil.

Answer 4

Yes!!! mix ricotta, one lightly beaten egg, mozzarella, parmesean and a sprinkle of parsley scoop it into a zip lock bag and squeeze it to one corner, snip the very tip of the bag to look like a pastry bag and squeeze the mixture into the already boiled manicotti. Pour a dab of pasta sauce on the bottom of a non stick baking pan/sheet. Line the filled manicotti in rows, put a bit more sauce on top, a dab of ricotta, a sprinkle of mozzarella and another sprinkle of parsely bake for 10 minutes and enjoy!

Answer 5

My own personal recipe calls for making a crepe...

After the crepes are done and cooled, I add the usual that is in the manicotti.

Ricotta
Eggs
Parmesan cheese
Mozzarella cheese

I put this mixture in the middle of the crepe, roll it up, and put it in a 9x12 pan..over the top I put sauce and more mozzarella..

Answer 6

I do the usual ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan/romano cheese , egg filling, and I add a little parsley and cream cheese to mine to make it a little smoother. then just fill the shells and pour the sauce over it...top it with cheese and bake it for about an hour.

Answer 7

i use the recipe in allrecipes.com it will alter the measurements when you insert the number of servings!