Easy Manicotti
Hunt's ®
Easy Manicotti
Tender pasta tubes filled with cheese and spinach smothered in a savory tomato sauce
PREP TIME 20 minutes
COOK TIME 1 hour 45 minutes
Yield
7
Ingredients
| 2 | Cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided (2 cups = 8 oz) |
| 1/4 | Cup grated Parmesan cheese (1/4 cup = 1 oz) |
| 1 | container (15 oz each) part-skim ricotta cheese |
| 1 | can (26.5 oz each) Hunt's® Traditional Spaghetti Sauce, divided |
| 3 | *serving PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray |
| 1 | pkg (8 oz ea) dry manicotti shells, uncooked |
| 2 | Teaspoon Italian seasoning |
| 1/4 | Teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 1 | pkg (10 oz ea) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry |
| 1 | Cup water |
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine ricotta cheese, spinach, 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and black pepper in medium bowl; mix well. Stuff 3 tablespoons cheese mixture in each uncooked manicotti; set aside.
- Pour half of the sauce in the bottom of sprayed 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Arrange stuffed manicotti in single layer over sauce; pour the remaining sauce evenly over top. Pour water into corner of dish. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese evenly over sauce. Cover tightly with foil sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until pasta is tender. Let stand, covered, 10 minutes before serving.
Nutritional Information
| Serving Size: | 2 manicotti each |
| Vitamin C | 9 mg |
| Vitamin A | 3873 iu |
| Iron | 4 mg |
| Calories | 329 |
| Total Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 38 mg |
| Sodium | 826 mg |
| Carbohydrate | 38 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Calcium | 462 mg |
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