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Manicotti Florentine
Your children will love to help you carefully stuff the manicotti.
Serves: 7 servings
Ingredients:
- 14 manicotti tubes (about 8 ounces)
- 1 recipe Chunky Garden Marinara Sauce, or 3 1/2 cups bottled marinara sauce
- 1 cup shredded nonfat or reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
- FILLING
- 3 1/2 cups nonfat or low-fat ricotta cheese
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1/4 cup fat-free egg substitute
- 1/2 cup grated nonfat or regular Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Cook the manicotti al dente according to package directions. Drain well, and set aside.
- To make the filling, place all of the filling ingredients in a large bowl, and stir to mix well.
- Coat a 9-x-13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray, and spoon a thin layer of sauce over the bottom of the pan. Using a small spoon, stuff about 1/3 cup of the filling mixture into each of the tubes, and arrange the filled tubes in the pan. Pour the remaining sauce evenly over the manicotti.
- Bake uncovered at 350°F for about 30 minutes, or until heated through. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the top, and bake for 5 additional minutes, or just until the cheese is melted.
- Remove the dish from the oven, and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Excerpted from The Best-Kept Secrets of Healthy Cooking by Sandra Woodruff, R.D. Copyright © 2000 by Sandra Woodruff.
To order this book go to www.penguin.com. Get a 15% discount with the coupon code FENPARENT.
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