Healthy Manicotti Recipes

EASY HEALTHY MEATLESS MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Combine 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella, cottage cheese, and next five ingredients (through pepper) in medium bowl.
• Fill and stuff each shell (will have enough mixture for all - so don't worry).
• Spray 13 x 9-inch baking dish with non-stick.
• Pour 1/2 of sauce on bottom.
• Arrange shells on top in single layer.
• Pour remaining sauce over shells.
• Pour water into dish.
• Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
• Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake for 1 hour in preheated oven.
• Let stand for ten minutes before serving.

MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Cook manicotti in boiling water until done. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, and 1/2 cup Parmesan, eggs, parsley, and salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Pour 1/2 cup sauce into an 11x17 inch baking dish. Fill each manicotti shell with 3 tablespoons cheese mixture, and arrange over sauce . Pour remaining sauce over top, and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 45 minutes, or until bubbly.

SKINNY THREE-CHEESE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Cook manicotti shells according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water and drain again. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, for filling, coat an unheated large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat over medium heat. Add mushrooms, carrots, and garlic to hot skillet. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or just until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Stir in ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese, the eggs, Parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning. Spoon filling into cooked manicotti shells.
• For sauce, place undrained tomatoes in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Stir in roasted red peppers. Spread about 1/3 cup of the sauce into the bottoms of four 12- to 16-ounce ungreased individual baking dishes or a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Arrange stuffed manicotti shells in individual baking dishes or large baking dish, overlapping shells slightly if necessary. Pour remaining sauce over manicotti.
• Bake, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes for individual baking dishes or 35 to 40 minutes for large baking dish or until heated through. Uncover and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake for 5 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

HEALTHY MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven 350 degrees.
• Cook ground beef, onion and garlic in 10-in nonstick skillet, stirring frequently, until beef is brown; drain.
• Stir in tomatoes, mushrooms, parsley, basil, fennel seed and salt; break up tomatoes.
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cover and Simmer 10 minutes.
• Spoon about 1/3 if the beef mixture into ungreased rectangular baking dish, 13X9X2 inches.
• Mix cottage cheese, 1/3 Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, pepper, and spinach.
• Fill uncooked manicotti shells with spinach mixture.
• Place shells on beef mixture in baking dish.
• Pour remaining beef mixture over shells, covering shells completely.
• Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese.
• Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours or until manicotti shells are tender.