Who has made Manicotti?!


Question: Who has made Manicotti!?
I am looking for a good recipe!. I've browsed so many of the ones online and wasn't impressed!. Does anybody have a good one!? Stuffed with tons of cheese, but not meat or spinach!. An easy recipe, althout Manicotti is not easy!.

also, what is a good meat to make with this!? I can only think of chicken!.

I once made Manicotti with buttered and garlic chicken strips, and cheesy broccoli!. This was amazing, but the Manicotti was hard to make!. Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
I make manicotti this way since i got the recipe!. it sure beats stuffing the pasta and tastes wonderful!

Here is one of my favorite dishes to do in a Dutch oven!. It involves every type
of cooking imaginable in a Dutch oven!. Again this is my own recipe!. You are
welcome to use it, but if sharing, please give credit where do!. Thanks! Laura

Sausage Stuffed Manicotti
David Herzog by permission from Laura Schmidt

Ingredients:
*** Crepes ***
1 ? cups all-purpose flour
1-cup milk or more
3 eggs
? tsp salt
olive oil sprayer

*** Filling ***
1 pound Hot Italian sausage
2 eggs
2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
1/2 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grated
1 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squished
salt and pepper
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

*** Tomato Sauce ***
2 cups Mushrooms, sliced
1 green pepper
1 onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic
1 26-ounce jar marinara sauce or tomato basil spaghetti sauce
1 14!.5-ounce can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
Dash of hot pepper flakes

***Topping***
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
1/4 cup fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
1 small can sliced olives





Instructions: CREPES:
Coals: 6 to 8 coals
1!. Place flour in bowl; whisk in milk, eggs and salt until smooth!. Need
a real thin batter, may need to add more milk
2!. Put DO lid upside down on lid stand with coals under to make a medium heat
3!. Spray lightly with olive oil
4!. Pour about 2 tablespoons on a hot Dutch oven lid!. Spread into a
5-inch circle!. Cook until set!. Do not brown!.
5!. Repeat with remaining batter making 18 to 20 crepes!.
6!. Stack crepes between waxed paper!. Set them aside!.

Instructions: FILLING:
Coals: 20-25 coals
7!. In a large pot sauté the sausage
8!. Remove sausage from pan and set aside!.
9!. In a large bowl, beat the eggs lightly, add the remaining filling
ingredients and then the sausage; mix well and set aside

Instructions: SAUCE:
Coals: 20-25 coals bottom to fry, then 8-10 coals, bottom; 15-20 coals top
10!. Mince green pepper, onions & garlic
11!. In the same pot that you used for sausage, sauté onion mixture and the mushrooms,
12!. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients!. Simmer covered for 25 minutes until
thick!. (Watch as you may need to add a bit of wine, beer or water)!.

Instructions: BUILDING THE MANICOTTI
Coals: 10 coals under, ring of 15 coals on lid
13!. Pour half the sauce into a 12-inch shallow DO!.
14!. Take a crepe in your hand and place 3-4 Tbsp filling on crepe!. Roll up!. Place seam side down on filling!. Repeat
15!. Pour remaining sauce over manicotti!.
16!. Bake about 40 minutes at 350° oven
17!. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella, Parmesan cheese and olives; and bake
another 8-10 minutes until bubbly and heated through!.
Serves: 6 to 10 people with 2 to 3 manicotti per person!.

This is an ideal dish for a class or workshop, as it shows the use of a lid, how
to fry in a Dutch oven, how to simmer, and how to bake!. It also makes a great
presentation piece!.
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Chicken Manicotti


2 – 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts thawed
1 box manicotti shells
1 – 16 oz!. jar Alfredo sauce (I liked the Classico brand better than Ragu)
1 ? cups water
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese


Heat oven to 375!.

Mix pasta sauce, water and garlic powder and spread about one-third in a baking dish!. Cut the chicken lengthwise into pieces about 1 inch in width!. Stuff the chicken into the uncooked manicotti shells!. Place the stuffed shells onto the sauce in the baking dish!. Pour the remainder of the sauce over the shells!.

Cover with foil and bake 45 – 50 minutes!. Sprinkle with the cheese and bake uncovered 2 to 4 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted!.

Fix a salad and/or French bread and you’re good to go!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Haven't yet But i would like to since I Like Italian Food a Lot, Now I need a Recipe for one!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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