Momma Corteses Manicotti Recipes

SUPER EASY WORKING MOM'S MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Cook thoroughly sausage and mushrooms (or saute assorted veggies if making veggie version) with garlic,italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.
• In saucepan, combine spaghetti sauce and water; heat to boiling, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat; keep warm.
• In bowl, stir together cheeses, parsley, egg, salt and pepper; spoon into uncooked pasta tubes.
• Pour 1 cup sauce on bottom of 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; arrange filled pasta in single layer over sauce.
• Pour remaining sauce over pasta; sprinkle with cheese if desired and cover with foil.
• Bake 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer.
• Serve -pasta and filling will be HOT!
• Enjoy!
• To make ahead and freeze:.
• MAKE AHEAD DIRECTIONS: Prepare as directed above; cool 30 minutes.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap; then foil.
• Freeze up to 2 months.
• Thaw in refrigerator overnight (casserole is too dry if heated from frozen state)May want to add a small amount of additional moisture- water or sauce.
• Bake at 350°F 60 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

MAMA'S MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Cook pasta as per directions on package.
• Combine ricotta cheese, mozzarella, pesto, garlic, and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. Set aside.
• Pour 2 cups of spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a glass 9x13-inch pan.
• Stuff pasta's with cheese mixture and place in glass pan.
• Top with remaining sauce and parmesan cheese.
• Bake 350° for approximately 40 minutes.
• Serve with a nice salad, garlic bread and of course a fine red wine.

MOMMA CORTESE'S MANICOTTI

Steps:

• To Prepare Crepes: In large bowl, mix all ingredients until smooth. Lightly grease small frying pan. Place over low heat. Fill a large cooking spoon with batter and spread into thin layer in pan, filling in holes with extra batter. Cook for 30 seconds on each side, being careful not to fold or rip crepe while flipping. Chill finished crepes in refrigerator until ready to prepare manicotti. To prepare Manicotti: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all filling ingredients in a large bowl and set aside. Line bottom of baking pan with a thin layer of tomato sauce and set aside. Fill each crepe with 1 tablespoon of mixture and top with a thin slice of mozzarella. Fold flaps of manicotti to form a tube. Place manicotti into baking pan with the flap side down. Top with sauce and grated parmesan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

MAMMA MIA, NOW THAT'S ITALIAN MANICOTTI

Steps:

• For TOMATO SAUCE:.
• Heat olive oil in a 2-qt. saucepan.
• Add chopped onion and garlic.
• Cook for 8 minutes or until soft but not brown.
• Add tomatoes, paste, basil, sugar, salt and pepper. Break up tomatoes.
• Reduce heat to low with pan partially covered and cook for 40 minutes.
• Put a thin layer of tomato sauce in bottom of 9 x 13" pan and set aside.
• For FILLING:.
• Heat olive oil in skillet. Add onion and garlic, cook until soft.
• Stir in chopped spinach and cook, stirring constantly until all mixed together. Remove from skillet and put into a large mixing bowl.
• Melt 2 T. butter in same skillet and lightly brown ground beef. Drain off grease.
• Add the meat to the onion and spinach, along with the Parmesan cheese, Half n' Half, eggs, and oregano. Season to taste, with salt and pepper. Mix together thoroughly, but gently.
• Boil manicotti to al dente stage and stuff with filling. Lay manicotti gently in pan over the thin layer of tomato sauce.
• For BESCIAMELLIA:.
• In a saucepan, melt butter and remove from heat.
• Stir in flour and pour in the milk and Half 'n Half, about a 1/2 cup at a time. Mix well.
• Return pan to high heat and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon besciamellia over stuffed manicotti shells.
• Top with remaining tomato sauce.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees uncovered on middle shelf of oven for 25 minutes. Let set 5 minutes before serving.

MOMMA'S MANICOTTI

Steps:

• 1. To make the pasta: Combine the 3 three eggs, flour and water in a blender, mix until smooth. Let sit for 10 - 15 minutes. It will be thick but pourable!
• 2. While the pasta "batter" rests. Mix the filling ingredients, making sure to mix well. Hint: the pinch of nutmeg will make cheese flavor really stand out.
• 3. Making the "shells" OVER MEDIUM HEAT, IN A SMALL NON-STICK FRY PAN, (6") ADD ABOUT 3 TBSP. OF BATTER, YOU WANT TO HAVE A THIN LAYER TO COVER PAN BOTTOM. (ROTATE PAN AFTER ADDING BATTER.) IT'S LIKE MAKING THIN CREPES. A FEW SECONDS ON EACH SIDE AND TURN OUT TO RACK TO COOL. CONTINUE UNTIL ALL BATTER IS USED. COOL ON WIRE RACK. PLACE PASTA CIRCLE ON FLAT SURFACE, AND FILL WITH CHEESE ABOUT 1/4 CUP PER MANICOTTI.
• 4. IN A 8 ''X 12'' BAKING DISH, POUR ABOUT 1 TO 1 1/4 CUP SAUCE, PLACE STUFFED MANICOTTI SIDE BY SIDE. TOP WITH ADDITIONAL SAUCE, SPRINKLE WITH GRATED CHEESE AND BAKE AT 350 DEGREES , UNCOVERED, FOR 1/2 HOUR OR UNTIL SAUCE IS BUBBLING. MANICOTTI FREEZE WELL (WITHOUT SAUCE, JUST FREEZE ON COOKIE SHEET THEN PLACE IN FREEZER BAG.