Recipe of Savory Meat Filled Manicotti - Food Recipes

* Exported from MasterCook Mac * Savory Meat Filled Manicotti

Recipe By : Hershey Kitchens
Serving Size : 8
Preparation Time :0:12
Categories : Ground Meat Pasta/Rice

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

14 pcs manicotti pasta -- uncooked 1/2 tsp olive oil 1 lb ground chicken breast, skinless 3/4 c onions -- chopped 1 c fat-free mozzarella cheese -- grated 4 egg whites -- slightly beaten 1/4 c white bread crumbs 1/4 c fat-free parmesan cheese 3/4 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp black pepper 1 3/4 c Homemade Spaghetti Sauce 1 c fat-free mozzarella cheese -- grated Cook manicotti according to package directions; drain. Cool in single layer on foil. Preheat oven to 350. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken and onions. Cook until chicken is no longer pink and onions are tender. Stir in 1 cup mozzarella cheese, egg whites, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Fill each cooled pasta tube with about 1/4 cup meat filling. Spread thin layer of spaghetti sauce on bottom of 13 x 9" pan. Place filled pasta in prepared pan; cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, covered, for 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per serving: 310 Calories; 4g Fat (12% calories from fat); 32g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 113mg Cholesterol; 894mg Sodium NOTES : Make Ahead Directions: Do not bake. Cover baking dish tightly with plastic wrap; then foil. Freeze up to 2 months. Remove foil and plastic wrap; replace foil. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit 1 hour, 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. To make individual portions, prepare as directed in recipe above except place two manicotti into each of seven small microwave-safe dishes. Do not bake. Cover tightly. Freeze up to 2 months. Microwave each dish, loosely covered, at MEDIUM (50%) 7 to 9 minutes or until hot, turning dish 1/2 turn halfway through cooking time. If thawed in refrigerator overnight, microwave at HIGH (100%) 2-1/2 minutes or until hot.