Homemade Manicotti
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 276.2
- Total Fat: 10.8 g
- Cholesterol: 81.5 mg
- Sodium: 702.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 24.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
- Protein: 20.5 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Homemade Manicotti calories by ingredient
Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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16 oz part skim ricotta cheese
2 cups 2% milk reduced fat mozzarella cheese, shredded (reserve 1/2 cup)
1 large egg
10 oz package frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1/4 cup Parmesan Reggiano
salt and pepper
16 crespelles
32 oz marinara sauce or Filetto di Pomodoro
Crespelles:
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups 1% milk
2 large egg whites
1 whole egg
1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp salt
Olive oil spray
Directions
For the Crespelles:
Put all the ingredients in the blender. To make crespelles, heat a 6" non-stick frying pan on medium-low heat. Lightly spray pan using olive oil spray and pour 2 tablespoons of batter into the pan, slowly swirling the batter around the pan to cover evenly. Cook about 30 seconds. Flip and cook another 10 seconds. Remove and place on a plate and repeat the process with the remaining batter. Makes 2 cups batter.
For the dinner:
Preheat oven to 375°.
In a large bowl, combine ricotta, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella, egg, spinach, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
Fill each crespelle with 1/4 cup spinach filling and roll. In a large baking dish, (or two smaller dishes) pour a little sauce on the bottom of the dish. Place rolled manicotti seem side down onto baking dish. Top with a little more sauce and remaining mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil and bake about 20-25 minutes.
Serving Size: makes 16 manicotti
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHRISTINE798.
Put all the ingredients in the blender. To make crespelles, heat a 6" non-stick frying pan on medium-low heat. Lightly spray pan using olive oil spray and pour 2 tablespoons of batter into the pan, slowly swirling the batter around the pan to cover evenly. Cook about 30 seconds. Flip and cook another 10 seconds. Remove and place on a plate and repeat the process with the remaining batter. Makes 2 cups batter.
For the dinner:
Preheat oven to 375°.
In a large bowl, combine ricotta, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella, egg, spinach, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
Fill each crespelle with 1/4 cup spinach filling and roll. In a large baking dish, (or two smaller dishes) pour a little sauce on the bottom of the dish. Place rolled manicotti seem side down onto baking dish. Top with a little more sauce and remaining mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil and bake about 20-25 minutes.
Serving Size: makes 16 manicotti
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHRISTINE798.