Traditional Cheese Manicotti
- 3 to 3-1/4 cups flour
- 5 eggs, divided
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 3 lb. POLLY-O Original Ricotta Cheese
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) POLLY-O Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese, shredded, divided
- 3/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 4 cups spaghetti sauce
- Place 3 cups of the flour in medium bowl; make well in center.
- Add 2 of the eggs and the water to well; stir with fork until mixture forms a stiff dough.
- Place on lightly floured surface; knead until dough is smooth and no longer sticky, adding remaining 1/4 cup flour as necessary.
- Cover and let stand 15 min.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Divide dough into 8 equal pieces.
- Using a pasta roller, roll out each piece to thin (20x5-inch) strip.
- Cut each strip crosswise into 5 equal pieces.
- Add, in batches, to large pan filled with boiling water; cook 5 min.
- or until tender.
- Drain well.
- Pat dry with paper towels.
- Combine ricotta cheese, half of the mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese, the remaining 3 eggs and the parsley.
- Spoon 1/2 cup of the spaghetti sauce onto bottom of each of 2 (13x9-inch) baking dishes.
- Spread two rounded tablespoons of the ricotta cheese mixture onto each pasta piece; roll up.
- Place 20 of the manicotti, seam sides down, in each baking dish.
- Pour half of the remaining spaghetti sauce over manicotti in each dish; top each with half of the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
- Bake 25 to 30 min.
- or until heated through.
flour, eggs, water, pollyo original ricotta cheese, milk, parmesan cheese, parsley, spaghetti sauce
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/-7270.aspx (may not work)