Should I drain it before I put it in the oven to cook? Or will it need those juices? It is manicotti with spinach and 4 cheeses. Thanks for your help.
2007-08-04 10:00:13 · 5 answers · asked by Nezz 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
In my experience, if it's watery going into the oven, it will probably be watery coming out. If the manicotti was still warm, the steam may have turned back into water, or the liquid may have separated from the tomatoes or tomato sauce.
Here's what I would do: drain some of the extra liquid off, but save it. Bake the manicotti as usual, but check mid-way through the baking time. If it seems dry, you can always pour some of the reserved liquid over it again.
2007-08-04 10:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The water separated from the cheese. Leave It or the manicotti will be dry.
2007-08-04 17:06:59 · answer #2 · answered by LostSoul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water is a natural part of the defrosting process. It should be reabsorbed as it heats up. By all means bake it or nuke it!
2007-08-04 17:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by JennyP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YUM... I made that before & it was VERY good!!! I don't know about freezing it though, we ate all ours! :) Did you drain the pasta throughly before filling the shells? Make sure the shells are completely dry before filling & cover with sauce, I would think it would be ok to freeze it like that! :)
2007-08-04 17:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by Amy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just give it a good stir, before placing in the oven.
2007-08-04 17:08:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋