Easy Manicotti
- 1 container (16 oz each) low-fat ricotta cheese
- 1 pkg (10 oz each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
- 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided (2 cups = 8 oz)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (1/4 cup = 1 oz)
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pkg (8 oz each) dry manicotti, uncooked
- 1 can (26.5 oz each) Hunt's Traditional Spaghetti Sauce, divided
- PAM Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 cup water
- Hands On: 20 minutes
- Total: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Preheat oven to 375F. 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 13- x 9- x 2-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.
ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, italian seasoning, ground black pepper, spray, water
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/easy-manicotti (may not work)