Easy Baked Manicotti

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Italian restaurants ain't got nothin' on your kitchen. Rich, homemade pesto manicotti is easier than it looks. Our video walks you through it, and you get all the complimen...read more

time

prep:

15 min

total:

55 min

servings

total:

6 servings

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What You Need

cups spaghetti sauce, divided

1-3/4

cups POLLY-O Original Ricotta Cheese

1-1/2

cups KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1/2

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

egg, beaten

1/4

cup pesto

cooked manicotti shells, rinsed in cold water

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

SPREAD 3/4 cup sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Mix cheeses, egg and pesto until blended; spoon into resealable plastic bag. Use scissors to cut small corner from bottom of bag.

FILL manicotti shells by squeezing cheese mixture into both sides of each shell; place in baking dish. Top with remaining sauce; cover.

BAKE 40 min. or until heated through.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy your favorite foods on occasion, but keep portion size in mind. This recipe makes enough to serve 6.

Substitute

Substitute BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Cottage Cheese for the ricotta and/or KRAFT 100% Grated Romano Cheese for the Parmesan.

Variation

If you prefer a more traditional style manicotti, simply omit the pesto.

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a cook

posted:10/3/2009

Made this for dinner tonight. It turned out awsome. My other half is hard to please and loved it. Thanks for this recipe. Just as good as Olive Garden restaurant! Maybe better.

dibie

posted:9/16/2009

I made this with jumbo shells; substituted one package of extra firm tofu (crumbled) for the ricotta. Delicious!

mhelminski

posted:9/15/2009

Easy, quick, delicious! A HUGE hit!

Karimem

posted:9/8/2009

This recipe is fast, easy and delicious!

Tigerlv22

posted:9/2/2009

Easy, great, family loved it!

browneyedgirl79

posted:8/29/2009

This was so fast and easy. It was a hearty meal that we all enjoyed with a romaine salad and crusty bread.

fishchic

posted:8/18/2009

This was delicious!! I omitted the pesto and added some spinach instead. I also added some gound beef to the tomato sauce. When I stuffed my shells I used a spoon instead of the plastic bag and it worked very well just be careful not to overcook the pasta.

lnr5053

posted:7/28/2009

excellent!

JeffyBoyLover24

posted:7/14/2009

This tastes like lasagna-which I don't like-so I was disappointed about that. My bf liked it though because he likes lasagna. Otherwise, it was easy to make. I did the shells ahead of time like it suggests. great idea.

mazjr64

posted:7/6/2009

Great recipe!! I added fresh chopped spinach instead of pesto. Also used homemade meat sauce.Very easy to put together.