Cheese-Stuffed Manicotti Crepes
- CREPES
- 1 cup water (may need to use a bit more)
- 1 cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- FILLING
- 1 lb ricotta cheese
- 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese, packed
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon fresh garlic (no more than 1 teaspoon, otherwise it will be too overpowering!)
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons fresh finely chopped parsley (or use 2 teaspoon dried parsley)
- salt and black pepper
- 2 cups favorite pasta sauce
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese (for topping)
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter an 11 x 7-inch baking dish or a 9 x 9-inch baking dish (you can really use any size large enough to hold the crepes and the pasta sauce).
- To make the crepes: In a bowl whisk together 1 cup water, flour, eggs and salt until very well blended (the batter will be thin, add in a bit more water if the batter is too thick).
- Brush a skillet with oil over medium heat.
- Ladle about 2-3 tablespoons of batter into the pan tilting the pan so that the batter coats the bottom.
- Cook the crepe until the bottom is set (about 1 minute, but DO NOT brown, this should take about 1 minute).
- Loosen the edges with a knife, turn the crepe and cook until second side is set (do not brown, this should take about 3 minutes).
- Repeat with remaining batter, brushing with more oil if necessary.
- To make the filling: In a bowl, mix ricotta, 1 cup mozzeralla cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg, fresh garlic, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Spread about 1 cup of pasta sauce in the bottom of the baking dish.
- Spoon about 3 tablespoons filling down the center of the crepe.
- Fold both sides of the crepe over the filling.
- Arrange in the baking dish (seam side down).
- Repeat with remaining filling and crepes.
- Pour about 1 cup pasta sauce over the crepes (the sauce does not have to cover the crepes completely!).
- Sprinkle with mozzeralla cheese (at this point you can cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours before baking).
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheese-stuffed-manicotti-crepes-153806 (may not work)