Chicken And Mushroom Manicotti Recipes

CHICKEN MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Rub garlic powder over chicken; cut into 1-in. strips. Stuff chicken into manicotti shells. Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce in each of 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. , Place 8 stuffed manicotti shells in each dish. Sprinkle with sausage and mushrooms. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over the top. Sprinkle with cheese., Drizzle water around the edge of each dish. Cover and bake 45-55 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and pasta is tender. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casseroles for up to 1 month. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375°. Bake casseroles as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.

CHICKEN, SPINACH & MUSHROOM MANICOTT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large pot, fill with water and cook manicotti tubes per package directions. Drain, rinse and set aside.
• Swirl olive oil a few turns in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken. Sprinkle with garlic salt and Italian seasoning. Cook, stirring often, until done - 7-8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• Add 2 tablespoons butter and another swirl of olive oil to the skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook 5-6 minutes. Add garlic and onion and continue to cook, stirring often, for another 5-6 minutes.
• Add spinach and cook until wilted, 3-4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and add chicken, cream cheese and sour cream. Stir until incorporated and set aside.
• In another skillet, add 3 tbsp butter and melt over medium-high heat. When melted, add flour and whisk constantly, 2-3 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Whisk in milk and continue cooking, whisking constantly, until thick, about 3-4 minutes. Whisk in half of mozzarella, half of Monterey jack and 2 tbsp Parmesan, and whisk until incorporated and thick. The sauce should thickly coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat.
• Place some of the sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Using a spoon, fill the manicotti tubes with the spinach/chicken mixture and place in the baking dish. Continue until all tubes are filled.
• Pour the remaining sauce over the top of the pasta. Cover with foil and bake for 30-45 minutes. Remove foil, top with remaining cheeses and return to oven for 15 minutes.

CHICKEN MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Cook manicotti shells according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Mix together soup and sour cream.
• Combine half of soup mixture and chicken.
• Reserve remaining soup mixture and set aside.
• Stuff manicotti shells with chicken mixture.
• Place in a greased oblong baking pan.
• Saute onion and mushrooms in butter.
• Combine water and bouillon granules, stirring until dissolved.
• Add to reserved soup mixture.
• Stir soup mixture into mushroom mixture.
• Spoon over manicotti.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese, and bake an additional 5 minutes.