Easy Cheese Stuffed Manicotti with Spinach Recipe
Cheese manicotti with spinach is the best pasta dish you will ever eat!
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large pot
9 x 13 baking dish
medium skillet
Ingredients
- 12 manicotti noodles
- 2 cups spinach
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 8 oz ricotta cheese
- 2 cup mozzarella cheese plus extra for top
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp of each: italian seasoning, garlic pepper
- 16 oz marinara sauce
Instructions
- Boil your manicotti noodles according to package instructions to al dente. Drain off water and let cool removed from heat.
- In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute the spinach until dark green. Remove from heat and let cool off.
- Place 1/2 cup of marinara sauce in an even layer on a 9x13 baking dish.
- Once spinach is cool, add remaining ingredients (besides noodles and sauce) to skillet with spinach and stir. This will be a cold mixture.
- Begin stuffing your noodles with a small spoon by scooping up a little of the spinach and cheese mixture and inserting it into a manicotti shell. Stuffing little by little helps prevent noodle breakage. You can also use your fingers to stuff the noodles. Place filled manicotti shells in a single layer on the prepared marinara baking dish. Repeat until noodles and cheese mixture are gone.
- Pour remaining sauce over noodles and sprinkle extra shredded cheese on top. Bake dish at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the shredded cheese is melted. Serve with fresh basil and garlic bread.
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