Chicken, Cheese & Spinach Manicotti

Chicken, Cheese & Spinach Manicotti recipe

photo by:kraft

Take an Italian taste tour with our manicotti stuffed with chicken, basil, spinach and cheese. Bonus: It can even fit into your healthy eating plan.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

1 hr 5 min

servings

total:

5 servings

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What You Need

1-1/2

cups finely chopped cooked chicken breasts

cloves garlic, minced

pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained

container (16 oz.) BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN 2% Milkfat Low Fat Cottage Cheese

egg whites

cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided

manicotti shells, cooked

1-1/2

cups spaghetti sauce

1/4

cup chopped fresh basil

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

COMBINE chicken and garlic in large bowl. Add spinach, cottage cheese, egg whites and 1/4 cup mozzarella; spoon into manicotti shells.

PLACE in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with spaghetti sauce.

BAKE 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining mozzarella; bake 5 min. or until melted. Sprinkle with basil.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Make Ahead

Assemble recipe as directed. Refrigerate up to 4 hours. When ready to serve, bake (uncovered) in 350ºF oven 35 to 40 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining mozzarella; continue as directed.

Substitute

Substitute fresh parsley for the basil.

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jennbjudd

posted:3/14/2010

I've made this twice. The first time my shells split really bad. This time I slightly undercooked the shells and that helped. I read the past reviews so I added more garlic, oregano, pepper and italian seasoning. I tried the piping but that didn't work for me so I spooned and it was fine. These are delicious and nutritious.

a cook

posted:2/6/2010

I loved this and the leftovers froze really well! It was a hit with my 9 month old, my 3 year old, and my hard to please husband!

a cook

posted:1/31/2010

The only way I can get my 2-year-old to eat spinach!

a cook

posted:1/24/2010

I made this recipe because it sounded easy. The manicotti shells split open so I couldn't fill them real well. I did fill them and then flipped on the side so the open side was underneath. I didn't think it had much flavor but then again maybe I'm not a good cook.

a cook

posted:1/17/2010

Taste great, I don't like stuffing each shell though.

orchidmama25

posted:1/14/2010

I've been making this dish for a few years now and it's one of our fav. dishes. My husband is a real carnivore, so it's a nice change from a heavy meal.

haskren

posted:1/13/2010

I usually like greens, but I did not like the spinach in the manicotti. It gave it a stringy texture and my family didn't like it. If I were to make it again, I'd leave out the spinach and the chicken. I'd stick with classic type of manicotti in the future.

a cook

posted:1/12/2010

When making this recipe it did not look very appealing to the palette but looks are deceiving, this is a wonderful tasting manicotti. My husband and I will definitely have this many times over again.

jamieewallace