Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Meal Types:
Main Dishes
Lunch
Rating:
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Spinach and Chicken Manicotti
A wonderful combination of pasta, ricotta and marble cheese, tender chicken breast and leafy spinach covered with a perfect tomato sauce.
Ingredients
Directions
- Boil the manicotti pasta in water for about 6 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix together the ricotta cheese, spinach, chicken and spices to taste (add chili powder too if you like).
- Drain the pasta carefully and as soon as you can handle touching them, lay out on the counter to avoid crushing and getting stuck together.
- Holding the noodles with your finger blocking one end and cupping the rest, gently stuff them with the spinach mixture with a fork.
- Place them in rows in a greased pan (Pam works great). Cover with spaghetti sauce.
- Add 1/2 cup water to baking dish and cover with tinfoil (this will let the pasta absorb the additional moisture.)
- Bake at 350 °F (175 °C) for 25 minutes and remove the cover.
- Sprinkle with cheese of your choice and bake until almost all additional moisture is gone and the cheese is nice and gooey. Serve with a side of salad or steamed vegetables.
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Can't wait to give this a try tonight...it looks awesomely delicious!!
I can't get the manicotti shells at my small town grocery store, but I'm betting this will be as good stuffed into the large pasta shells also :)
07 May 10 by member: JacquieSK
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I used 2% cheese and a healthier sauce, glad there was leftovers. Quick, easy, and very tasty. Thanks for the recipe!
27 Apr 10 by member: Tina Nicole
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This was very nice, I will use less water next time. I used 1/2 cup ricotta but I think it needed more. The spinach was quite overpowering. I think also 3 Tbsp of pepper is too much. I used 2 tsp and it was fine. Did not make an extra vegetable as we had the spinach in the dish. I made 10 noodles and 2 per person was more than enough. I didn't understand the 2 oz of manicotti. That is only 3 manicotti and you cannot split that into 10 servings as recipe said. I figured 2 per person, so that is 5 servings. With editing, this dish is nice.
11 Apr 10 by member: The Next Number
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We enjoyed this recipe very much, the only thing I didn't like was the liquid left over in the bottom, if you cooked the pasta a little longer and then didn't add the water do you think it would still turn out?
16 Mar 10 by member: DianneSB
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So, so good! Next time I make them I'm going to double the ricotta (I use fat free) add mushrooms and dice the chicken smaller. I was only able to stuff 9 manicotta, hopefully adding a bit more will let me spread the recipe further.
07 Mar 10 by member: thimblecricket
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GREAT recipe. I used 8 oz. manicotti 12 shells). Added 1 cup mushrooms and total 1 cup ricotta. Yummy Yummy. My husband gave it a "thumbs up". I est. total calories per shell = 160 with changes.
23 Jan 10 by member: Cindy Lavin
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This dish is so easy and tasty. Great for busy nights and then leftovers for the next day.
11 Jan 10 by member: TwentyTen
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Delicious and easy to make with things that you may have on hand. Big fan.
08 Dec 09 by member: BringItOn
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Nutrition summary:
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There are 117 calories in 1 serving of Spinach and Chicken Manicotti. |
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Calorie break-down: 31% fat, 45% carbs, 25% protein. |
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Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories
117
% Daily Values*
Total Fat
4.08g
5%
Saturated Fat
1.27g
6%
Trans Fat
0.04g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.473g
Monounsaturated Fat
1.668g
Cholesterol
16mg
5%
Sodium
106mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
13.38g
5%
Dietary Fiber
2.3g
8%
Sugars
5.3g
Protein
7.37g
Vitamin D
-
Calcium
34mg
3%
Iron
1.31mg
7%
Potassium
259mg
6%
Vitamin A
45mcg
5%
Vitamin C
6.8mg
8%
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6%
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of RDI*
(117 calories)
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Calorie Breakdown:
Carbohydrate (44%)
Fat (31%)
Protein (25%)
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* Based on a RDI of 2000 calories
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