Seafood Stuffed Manicotti Recipes

SEAFOOD MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in a saucepan; cook over medium-high heat 30 minutes or until thickened and reduced to 2 cups; set aside.
• Cook manicotti according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Heat butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add onion and next 5 ingredients.
• Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add shrimp and crabmeat, and cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
• Cool 10 minutes, and drain well.
• Combine seafood mixture and whipping cream mixture.
• Fill manicotti shells, and place in 2 lightly greased 11x7 inch baking dishes.
• Sprinkle with cheeses, and cover with foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10 additional minutes.
• Serve immediately.

SEAFOOD MANICOTTI ALFREDO

Steps:

• Bring large pot of water to boil; add pasta; cook for 7 minutes; drain and place on lightly oiled wax paper or place back into the packaging tray (see recipe notes)
• Finely chop and drain crabmeat and shrimp (see recipe notes)
• Add remaining ingredients into a large bowl; combine well
• Put mixture into plastic bag (or piping bag)
• Fill semi-cooled pasta shells with mixture
• Make the sauce (see below)
• Drizzle a little of the sauce in the baking pan; Place stuffed shells in baking dish
• Drizzle ½ cup of sauce over the pasta; reserve the other ½ for later
• Cover with foil and bake @ 350ºF for 20 minutes
• Remove pasta from oven and drizzle remaining sauce over pasta; serve (See Recipe Notes about Serving the Sauce)
• Melt butter in saucepan on medium low heat
• Add heavy cream and whisk; add garlic powder and nutmeg; whiskParmesan cheese and continue whisking; cook until cheese melts (See Recipe Notes)
• Season to taste with salt and pepper

CRAB-STUFFED MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook manicotti shells according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in Parmesan cheese., In a small bowl, combine crab, ricotta, mozzarella, lemon-pepper seasoning, pepper and garlic powder. Stuff shells with crab mixture. Spread 1/4 cup sauce in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with stuffed manicotti. Pour remaining sauce over top. , Bake, covered, until heated through, 25-30 minutes. Just before serving, sprinkle with parsley and, if desired, additional grated Parmesan cheese.

SEAFOOD STUFFED MANICOTTI

Steps:

• In a wide fry pan over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and carrot and cook until soft (don't overcook).
• Stir in parsley, diced tomatoes with liquid, chicken broth, and basil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 30 minutes or until sauce thickens, then set aside.
• In a large bowl combine crab, shrimp, green onions, and fontina cheese. Set filling aside.
• Cook manicotti in boiling water, according to package directions, until slightly firm - do not overcook!
• Rinse cooked manicotti with cold water and drain well. Set aside.
• Now prepare the FONTINA WHITE SAUCE recipe as follows:.
• In a wide fry pan over medium heat, melt butter or margarine. Add onion and cook until soft.
• Blend in flour and cook, stirring until bubbly.
• Gradually pour in milk and chicken broth, cooking and stirring until sauce thickens and boils.
• Remove from heat and add shredded fontina cheese, dry vermouth, nutmeg, and white pepper. Still just until cheese melts.
• CASSEROLE ASSEMBLY:.
• Stuff each manicotti with the seafood filling (roughly about 4 tablespoons).
• Spoon half of the tomato sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish. Arrange filled pasta side by side in the sauce.
• Pour some of the sauce into the casserole but not directly onto the manicotti. (remainder of sauce can be offered separately).
• Pour the Fontina White Sauce down the center of the casserole (lengthwise).
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of the Parmesan cheese. (remaining Parmesan is sprinkled after baking).
• At this point you may cool, cover, and refrigerate until next day.
• Bake uncovered at 375°F for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned and heated through. (35 minutes if refrigerated).
• Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese over top and offer as a side any remaining sauce.

CRAB-STUFFED MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add manicotti shells and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender but not mushy. Drain.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, crab, parsley and onion. Spoon into the manicotti shells. Place in a buttered 11x7 inch baking dish.
• In a saucepan, stir together the Alfredo sauce and chicken broth. Season with sugar, basil, marjoram, garlic powder and thyme. Heat until warm over medium heat. Pour over the shells in the baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Let stand for about 5 minutes before serving.

STUFFED MANICOTTI ALFREDO

Steps:

• Prepare the alfredo sauce. Melt the butter in a med. saucepan. Whisk in cream and Parmesan cheese and seasonings. Simmer for 15 minutes on low heat, being careful not to boil or let stick. Remove from heat.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Prepare the filling. In a small bowl, stir together ricotta, 2 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg and seasonings.
• Make sure shells are drained well.
• Spread a thin layer of alfredo sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Using a pastry bag or zip-top bag, fill the shells and arrange them on the sauce. Pour the remaining sauce on top of the shells. Cover and bake for 35-40 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake 10 minutes more or until cheese is just melted, but not browned and manicotti shells are heated through.

GARLICKY SHRIMP MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat (TIP: you can probably use the same pan as you made your manicotti in if you followed my recipe).
• Add the shrimp pieces and the garlic, and cook quickly, stirring, until the shrimp just turns pick; remove from heat.
• Stir in the parsley and season to taste with pepper; set aside.
• Divide the mozzarella in half; cut one of the halves in nine equally-sized strips and cut the other half in small cubes.
• Using a small amount of the marinara sauce, coat the bottom of as many oven-proof baking dishes as needed--manicotti expand during cooking, so don't overcrowd and also bear in mind whether you'll be eating them all at one meal or will have leftovers (see comment in description about re-heating).
• Divide the shrimp mixture equally between the 9 manicotti shells, placing it in a vertical strip on each.
• Lay one strip of mozzarella on each over the shrimp mixture.
• With the vertical strip facing you, bring the left and right sides of the crepe towards the center, folding one over the other and using your hands to make a nice compact tube.
• Place seam-side down in your baking dish and repeat with remaining.
• Top manicottis with the marinara sauce and sprinkle mozzarella cubes over all.
• Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the marinara is bubbly.
• Allow to rest 5 minutes before serving.

EASY, STUFFED MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Spread 2 tblsps of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
• Combine first 8 ingredients together in a bowl.
• Take shells and stuff with the meat mixture.(I find it easier to use pastry bags filled with the meat mixture to stuff the shells or you can cut the end of a sandwich baggie and stuff them that way. Less messy and much faster.).
• Place shells in pan and pour remaining sauce of shells.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, remove from the oven and top with mozzeralla cheese. Return to oven and bake and additional 15 minutes.
• Remove and enjoy.
• Goes wonderfully with a tossed salad and garlic bread.

OLIVE GARDEN MANICOTTI FORMAGGIO WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Cover the shrimp with Italian dressing, refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• For the manicotti, combine Ricotta cheese, Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg.
• Spoon cheese mixture into large ziploc bag. Cut a small bit off one of the bag's bottom corners.
• Fill manicotti shells by squeezing the cheese mixture into both sides of each shell.
• For the Carbonara:.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, bacon, and shrimp. Saute for 5 minutes. Remove shrimp.
• Add flour, Parmesan cheese, heavy cream and milk. Use a wire wisk to whip all ingredients together.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer. Add manicotti to pan to heat cheeses.
• Serve with shrimp and scallions.