Three-Cheese Spinach Manicotti
Recipe: #12586
May 19, 2014
Categories: Ground Beef, Manicotti, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, Potluck, Sunday Dinner, Oven Bake, Beef Dinner, Ground Beef Dinner, more
"I lighten this up by using reduced fat cheese and ground turkey, I have used ground beef on different occasions both are good. To make ahead, assemble manicotti as directed. Refrigerate up to 24 hours. When ready to serve, bake in 350ºF-oven 55 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 45 min."
Original is 6 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (411.7 g)
- Calories 782.1
- Total Fat - 42 g
- Saturated Fat - 19.2 g
- Cholesterol - 141.9 mg
- Sodium - 1392.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.3 g
- Sugars - 4.9 g
- Protein - 59.7 g
- Calcium - 964.3 mg
- Iron - 5.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 21.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Step 2
Cook bacon in large skillet on medium heat 4 to 5 min or until crisp. Use slotted spoon to remove bacon from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels. Add onions and garlic to drippings; cook and stir 2 min. Add ground beef; cook and stir 6 to 7 min. or until no longer pink. Stir in bacon, neufchatel, spinach, mozzarella and herbs. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Carefully fill the cooked manicotti shells with meat mixture. Pour 1 cup sauce into bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with shells. Add water to spaghetti sauce jar. Cover with lid and shake jar, then pour over shells. Top with Parmesan and 2 cups mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil.
Step 4
Bake 45 minutes or until heated through, uncovering after 30 minutes.
Step 5
Allow to sit for 15 minutes before serving.
Tips
No special items needed.
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