Garden Manicotti
Serves: 4-6 - Cooking Method: Stovetop and Oven - Total Time: one hour
Garden Manicotti - a vegetarian alternative to the basic cheese manicotti. Sauteed eggplant and onions, baby spinach, red bell peppers and mushrooms get rolled in pasta noodles and covered with a marinara sauce.
What's for Dinner:Garlic Bean Spread with Crostini Garden ManicottiTossed Salad Garlic Bread Sorbet
Ingredients:Lasagna Noodles, cooked and cooled - 12Mozzarella Cheese, shredded - 1 cup Filling:Eggplant, diced and sauteed – 2 cupsOnions, diced and sauteed – ½ cup Spinach, torn – ½ cup Red Bell Pepper, diced – ½ cup Mushrooms, diced – ½ cup Ricotta Cheese – 1 cup Basil – 1 tsp Onion Powder – ½ tsp Oregano – ¼ tsp Garlic – 2 tsp Flour – 2 Tbsp Pasta Sauce:Tomato Sauce – 2 ½ cupsCrushed Red Pepper – ¼ tsp Garlic -1 Tbsp Pepper – ¼ tsp Oregano – 1 Tbsp Dried Basil – 1 tsp |
