Fresh Spinach and Mushroom Manicotti

KGCOOK's Note:

So tasty and delicious. Wonderful blend of flavors. Serve with a nice salad and Italian garlic bread and it's "Oh so Delicious"!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 (8 ounce) package manicotti
• 6 ounces fresh mushrooms, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 (6 ounce) package fresh spinach, chopped or 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, chopped, thawed and patted very dry
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese, shredded
• 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, fresh and grated

Directions:

1. Cook manicotti according to package directions and drain.
2. Rinse with cold water, drain and set aside.
3. Sauté mushrooms and garlic in ht oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes.
4. Add spinach and saute 5 more minutes.
5. Remove skillet from heat.
6. Drain any fat off the spinach and garlic.
7. Stir together eggs, ricotta cheese, basil and salt in a large bowl add mushroom mixture stirring until blended.
8. Spread 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce in a lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
9. Squeeze or spoon spinach mixture into shells.
10. Arrange stuffed shells in dish.
11. Pour remaining marinara sauce over the top evenly over shells.
12. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
13. Bake covered at 350°F for 30 minutes.
14. Uncover and bake for 10 more minutes.

Reviews

[Chef #1347097]

It doesn't say when to add the spinach.. but I found on another recipe that after the garlic and mushrooms are sauteed for 5 minutes to add the spinach and saute for 5 minutes. I made this tonight. It was good. Hard to stuff cooked manicotti shells, though. I wonder if you could stuff uncooked shells and cover with extra marinara sauce.