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Four Cheese Baked Manicotti
Big pasta tubes stuffed with a creamy 4 cheese mixture and baked to bubbly perfection.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4
Calories: 545 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 1/2 pound manicotti pasta 'al dente'
- 1 pound ricotta
- 1 pound mozzarella shredded
- 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano grated
- 1/2 cup pecorino romano grated
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley minced
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- Boil manicotti to very al dente, drain, and set aside to cool on a wire rack.
- Mix the ricotta, 2/3 of the mozzarella, the grated Parmigiano and Pecorino, and the minced parsley. Taste test and adjust salt and pepper levels. When satisfied, add 2 eggs and mix until smooth.
- Place the ricotta mixture into a plastic bag. With a scissor, remove just enough of the bag's corner and gently squeeze to fill the manicotti tubes.
- Add a thick layer of sauce to a baking pan and place the stuffed manicotti into the pan without stacking. Layer more sauce on top of the manicotti and sprinkle with the remaining shredded mozzarella.
- Bake at 400f for 20-30 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and lightly golden. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Adjust salt and pepper to taste before adding the egg. The pecorino is very salty so adjust accordingly.
- Any remaining ricotta can be saved for up to 2 days or used for another baked pasta recipe.
- Cook the pasta until very al dente. Let cool to the touch before filling.
- If holding the manicotti and stuffing it at the same time proves difficult you can place the tube in a long shot glass to keep it upright while filling.
- Alternatively cut a slit vertically down the tube, place the filling in, roll back up, and place the slit side face down. Nobody will know the difference!
Nutrition Information
Calories
545kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
53.8g
(18%)
Protein
36.1g
(72%)
Fat
22.3g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
11.3g
(57%)
Sodium
1200mg
(50%)
Potassium
1286mg
(37%)
Fiber
4.6g
(18%)
Sugar
13.5g
(27%)
Calcium
533mg
(53%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 545
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 545kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 53.8g | 18% |
| Protein | 36.1g | 72% |
| Fat | 22.3g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 11.3g | 57% |
| Sodium | 1200mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 1286mg | 27% |
| Fiber | 4.6g | 18% |
| Sugar | 13.5g | 27% |
| Calcium | 533mg | 53% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.