Does anyone have a recipe for baked manicotti...?

Question

that serves 2? My brother's recipe serves 10 and though it would probably be nice to have some to freeze for later on, I really don't want to do that.

Answer 1

BAKED MANICOTTI

TOMATO SAUCE:

1/2 c. olive or salad oil
2 c. finely chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 (1 lb.) cans tomato puree
2 (2 lb. 3 oz.) cans Italian plum tomatoes, undrained
1/4 c. chopped parsley
2 tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. salt
3 tsp. dried oregano leaves
2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. fennel seed

FILLING:

1/2 c. olive or salad oil
2 c. chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 1/2 lbs. ground chuck
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tbsp. salt
2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 (10 oz.) pkgs. frozen, chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and finely chopped
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Mozzarella cheese
2 (8 oz., 16 shells each) pkgs. manicotti
2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 (8 oz.) pkgs. Mozzarella cheese
Parsley

Make tomato sauce: In 1/2 cup hot oil in 5 quart Dutch oven or kettle, saute 2 cups onion and 2 cloves garlic until tender, 5 minutes. Add remaining sauce ingredients (mash tomatoes with a fork) and 2 cups water; bring to boil. Lower heat; simmer, covered, and stirring occasionally, 1 hour.
Meanwhile, make filling: In 1/3 cup hot oil in large skillet, saute onion and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes. Turn into large bowl. In same skillet, brown chuck, stirring (break up beef with wooden spoon) until well browned, about 20 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to onion mixture; add eggs, salt, herbs, pepper, chopped spinach, and 3 cups sauce; mix well.

Coarsely grate 1 package Mozzarella; stir into meat mixture. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In about 6 quarts rapidly boiling, salted water, carefully place manicotti, a few at a time; stir gently. Boil 2 minutes just to soften; drain. With small spoon, fill the manicotti with meat mixture; set aside.

Spoon a third of sauce into bottom of round cake pan, 16 1/2 inches in diameter, 2 inches deep; arrange, spoke fashion, half of the filled shells on top of the sauce (see Note). Cover with a third of sauce; sprinkle with half of Parmesan cheese. Place remaining manicotti on top, spoke fashion. Top with rest of sauce. Arrange slices of Mozzarella on top of each manicotti; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.

Cover tightly with foil; bake 60 minutes. Remove foil; bake, uncovered, 15 minutes or until bubbly. If desired, sprinkle with Parmesan and chopped parsley before serving. Serves 25.

Note: Two 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking pans may be used; divide sauce and filled manicotti shells between the two pans. Bake, covered, 40 minutes; uncovered, 10 minutes. Sauce and filling can be made day ahead and refrigerated. Assemble before baking.

Answer 2

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BAKED MANICOTTI WITH CHEESE FILLING

1/3 c. olive or salad oil
1 1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 can (2 lb. 3 oz.) Italian tomatoes, undrained
1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
2 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 c. water

In hot oil in 5 quart Dutch oven, saute onion and garlic 5 minutes. Mix in rest of sauce ingredients, mashing tomatoes with fork. Bring to boiling, and reduce heat. Simmer mixture, covered and stirring occasionally, 1 hour.

MANICOTTI:

6 eggs, at room temp.
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c. water


FILLING:

2 lbs. Ricotta cheese
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Mozzarella cheese, diced
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. chopped parsley
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

In large bowl, combine Ricotta, Mozzarella, 1/3 cup Parmesan, the eggs, salt, pepper and parsley; beat with wooden spoon to blend well. Spread about 1/4 cup filling down the center of each manicotti, and roll up. Spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce into each of two 12x8x2 inch baking dish. Place eight rolled manicotti, seam side down, in single layer; top with five more. Cover with 1 cup sauce; sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake, uncovered, 1/2 hour, or until bubbly.
To freeze: Line baking dish with large piece of foil; assemble as directed. Fold foil over to seal, and freeze in dish. When frozen, remove dish. To serve: Unwrap; place in baking dish and let stand 1 hour to thaw. Bake, covered, 1 hour in 350 degree F. oven.

If not using a skillet with a non-stick surface, brush skillet lightly with butter for each manicotti.

Answer 3

I just stuff them with spinach and ricotta. The pour some store bought sauce, tomato, alfredo, or creamy tomato. Add some Mozza on top and bake 375 for bout 45 minutes.

Answer 4

Here's another site to check out. They have some great recipes: allrecipes.com

Answer 5

TRY THIS WEBSITE, THEY HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD RECIPES. landolakes.com

Answer 6

www.recipezaar.com/recipes/manicotti

Try this recipe you'll love it!

Answer 7

http://www.landolakes.com
http://www.receipezaar.com