Name: Homemade Spinach Manicotti Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 16 Homemade crespelles; 15 oz part skim ricotta cheese; 2 cups shredded, reserve ½ cup part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1 large egg; 10 oz (1 package) thawed and squeezed really well frozen spinach; ¼ cup grated Parmesan Regianno; ½ tsp kosher salt; to taste black pepper; 2½ cups or homemade marinara sauce jarred marinara

How To Make Homemade Spinach Manicotti

Enjoy a cheesy dish with this spinach manicotti made with Italian crepes that are filled with spinach and 3 cheeses, then baked on a bed of marinara sauce.

Preparation: 25 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

16homemade crespelles
15ozpart skim ricotta cheese
2cupspart-skim mozzarella cheese,shredded, reserve ½ cup
1large egg
10ozfrozen spinach,(1 package) thawed and squeezed really well
¼cupParmesan Regianno,grated
½tspkosher salt
black pepper,to taste
2½cupsjarred marinara,or homemade marinara sauce

Instructions

Start by making the crespelles.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine ricotta, 1½ cups of the mozzarella, egg, spinach, Parmesan cheese, ½ teaspoon salt, and pepper.
Fill each crespelle with ¼ cup spinach filling and roll.
In a large baking dish, (or two smaller dishes) pour 1 cup of sauce on the bottom of the dish. Place rolled manicotti seam side down onto baking dish. Top with 1½ cups more sauce and remaining mozzarella cheese.
Cover with foil and bake for about 25 minutes, until hot and bubbling, and the cheese is melted.

Nutrition

Calories: 335.64kcal
Fat: 24.86g
Saturated Fat: 15.51g
Trans Fat: 0.00g
Monounsaturated Fat: 7.08g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.92g
Carbohydrates: 5.02g
Fiber: 0.90g
Sugar: 1.01g
Protein: 23.53g
Cholesterol: 111.34mg
Sodium: 606.84mg
Calcium: 579.40mg
Potassium: 321.75mg
Iron: 1.49mg
Vitamin A: 377.73µg
Vitamin C: 9.96mg

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