Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Cheesy Chicken Manicotti

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces Ricotta cheese
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese (leave one cup set aside)
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley
  • 1 jar (26-32 oz. size) spaghetti sauce or Marinara
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 1/2 lbs cooked chicken breast, diced finely

Directions
  1. Prepare manicotti according to package directions.
  2. Drain.
  3. In medium bowl, combine chicken, eggs, ricotta,parsley, 2 cups of the mozzarella and half of the parmesan, mix well.
  4. Spoon chicken mixture into each manicotti shell.
  5. In 13 x 9-inch baking dish, spread 1 cup spaghetti/marinara sauce.
  6. Lay mancotti in rows in sauce.
  7. Spoon remaining sauce over mancotti.
  8. Top with remaining mozarella.
  9. Cover; bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with cheese.

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