Stuffed Manicotti

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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation20 minutes
Cooking50 minutes
Ready In70 minutes

Ingredients

8 ounces pasta, manicotti shells
10 ounces spinach, frozen thawed and drained
1/2 cup onion chopped
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon instant
1 large garlic clove minced
1/4 teaspoon thyme
2 cups ricotta cheese or small curd cottage cheese
2 large eggs beaten
1/2 cup parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated grated
1/2 teaspoon oregano
6 ounces mushrooms fresh, sliced and sauteed
15 ounces tomato sauce
1 x mozzarella cheese shredded
--- Alternate Meat Filling
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 each egg beaten
1/2 pound mozzarella cheese diced
3 slices bread moist, torn into small pieces
1/2 cup milk
1 large garlic clove minced
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon oregano

Directions

Cook manicotti; drain.

Mix onion, spinach, bouillon, garlic, thyme, Ricotta, eggs, Parmesan cheese, oregano and 1/2 the mushrooms.

Fill manicotti shells with spinach mixture.

Arrange in greased 9x13 baking dish.

Pour tomato sauce and remaining mushrooms over manicotti.

Sprinkle with oregano; cover with Mozzarella.

Cover and cook at 350 degrees F until hot and bubbly, about 25 minutes.

ALTERNATE FILLING Brown meat in skillet; drain.

Mix with all other ingredients.

Stuff manicotti with meat mixture.

Proceed as in first recipe.

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Mikey Cooper

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Good As Gold Chicken (Like Kfc's and Boston's)

I went with suggestions from some of the other reviewers and used more honey (2 tablespoons) and a good bit of seasoned salt (1 teaspoon). The chicken was good, but the flavor was more subtle than I would have hoped. I also expected the sweet honey flavor to be more pronounced but it was the lime I could taste most. I was reminded more of a mild mojo flavoring than anything. I would have enjoyed something a bit more bold. As another reviewer suggested, soy sauce may be a good addition to this recipe. My girlfriend and I both still enjoyed this dish, I was just expecting something more.

Reviewed by Mikey Cooper