Cheesy Clam Manicotti Recipes

CHICKEN MANICOTTI WITH WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in the sour cream, parsley, salt and pepper until blended. Stir in chicken. In a small skillet, cook onion and mushrooms in butter until tender; add to chicken mixture. Stuff into manicotti shells., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour and salt until smooth. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in 2-1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese just until melted. , Spread about 1/2 cup cheese sauce in each of 2 greased 11x7-in. dishes. Top with stuffed shells and remaining sauce. , Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted.

CLAM STUFFED MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In large skillet, saute mushrooms, garlic and butter until softened. Stir in bread crumbs, clams with liquid, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup parmesan, ricotta, parsley, basil, salt and pepper.
• In large pot, bring water to boiling and cook manicotti in salted water until limp. Drain and rinse with cold water. Stuff manicotti loosely with clam mixture.
• Spread 1 cup of marinara in each of the two 13x9 baking dishes. Arrange stuffed manicotti on top and spoon sauce evenly over noodles. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake covered for 20 minutes, then take cover off and bake 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHEESY SEAFOOD MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Combine undiluted soup, half-and-half, sour cream, water or broth, and Parmesan cheese in a bowl. Spread about 1 cup into a greased 11" x 7" x 2" baking dish.
• In another bowl, combine egg, 1 cup mozzarella, seafood, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, pepper and garlic salt.
• Spread enough sauce in greased (cooking sprayed) baking dish to cover bottom.
• Stuff uncooked manicotti shells with about 1/3 cup of seafood mixture. Arrange over sauce in baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over shells. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with chives, if desired.
• Bake, uncovered for 40-45 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.

CHEESE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients; stir in 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. In another bowl, mix marinara sauce and water; spread 3/4 cup sauce onto bottom of a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Fill uncooked manicotti shells with ricotta mixture; arrange over sauce. Top with remaining sauce., Bake, covered, 50 minutes or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. If desired, top with additional parsley.