Recipe

Manicotti Alla Romana Recipe

	Debwin / All my dishes 2 months ago My husband and my oldest son complain about the meatless manicotti that I serve...I love it, but the boys want meat!! So I gave this recipe a try to keep them happy...it is delicious. Prep:60m Cook:50m Servings:6	Debwin
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Ingredients

2T olive oil

1/2c finely minced onion

6 cloves garlic, minced

1lb lean ground beef

salt to taste

1 10oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

1 12oz. pkg. manicotti shells or ready to use lasagna sheets

2c ricotta cheese

2 eggs, beaten

3c pasta sauce, homemade or from a jar

2T butter

2T flour

2T chicken bouillon powder

2c half and half

1/4c chopped parsley

1T chopped fresh basil

1/2c parmesan

Directions

Heat oil in a pan over medium heat; saute onions until soft, add garlic; saute another minute or so. Add ground beef and cook until browned; season with salt and set aside.

Cook spinach

Cook manicotti shells in boiling salted water until half cooked; drain and rinse under cold water.

Add the spinach and the ricotta cheese to the ground beef; then add the beaten eggs and mix well.

Spread 1/4c of the pasta sauce over the bottom of a 9x13'' pan. Stuff shells with the beef mixture; place the filled shells over pasta sauce in pan.

Prepare the white sauce by melting the butter in a small saucepan; add flour and bouillon; cook out starch. Slowly add cream and cook until thickened; pour over prepared shells.

Stir basil into remaining pasta sauce; ladle over white sauce trying to layer sauces without mixing.

Cover and bake 40mins; uncover and sprinkle with cheese and bake 10mins. more.

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