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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a cook

posted:10/9/2009

Was a bit time consuming, definately not a weeknight meal, but we loved it. I substituted the cottage cheese for lowfat ricotta and it was excellent!

memes04

posted:9/29/2009

I added some diced sun-dried tomatoes to the filling and substituted Alfredo sauce for spaghetti sauce. So VERY GOOD and so worth the effort!!!

kakallman

posted:9/8/2009

First attempt at manicotti ~ very time consuming, but with manicotti I thought it would be. I used extra garlic and pan grilled the chicken. I also added salt & pepper to the mixture. Very good! My kids even went back for 2nds!

sbaccus

posted:9/7/2009

This just took way to long to make. Too long for the pasta to boil, really. I have 3 kids under 5 so I need something faster and easier than this. I also thought it was a little bland even though I added italian seasoning to the mix.

mandamumm

posted:8/16/2009

Delicious! Even my husband, king of unhealthy eating and won't touch green stuff normally, enjoyed it. I used the cottage cheese, too. I did have like, way too much filling for 10 manicottis. I used the whole box of 14. I think I might've had more than 1 1/2 cups of chicken though - maybe more like 2 cups - as I didn't really measure. Next time though, I think I'll use shells. It took forever to fill the manicotti. I did use my hands as it was just easier, and it went ok but was just time consuming. I did add some italian seasoning and some pepper to the shell mix as I read a few of the comments that it was bland. I also used a roasted garlic and onion sauce.. mmm. I'll make it again, but it wasn't fast enough to put together to make it frequently.

MuttNutt1956

posted:8/9/2009

This is my first attempt at manicotti. It tasted good,but,too much work and what is the secret to stuffing the shells with out them falling apart? Is there a special tool? I think I will stick to the other great recipes in this site.

tinasbabydoll

posted:7/30/2009

Very tasty!

LynleyLou

posted:7/22/2009

My husband and I loved it! We will make it again.

Jillian916

posted:7/20/2009

Delicious! My husband and I loved it, a new favortite recipe of mine!

alulu48

posted:7/12/2009

I loved it i forgot the chicken so it was a vegg manicotti but just a good like it so much I'll make it again without the meat.Had enough for 14 shells now that can feed a family of four with a salad and vegg nicely.