Manicotti Alla Romana
From debwin 15 years agoIngredients
- 2T olive oil shopping list
- 1/2c finely minced onion shopping list
- 6 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1lb lean ground beef shopping list
- salt to taste shopping list
- 1 10oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained shopping list
- 1 12oz. pkg. manicotti shells or ready to use lasagna sheets shopping list
- 2c ricotta cheese shopping list
- 2 eggs, beaten shopping list
- 3c pasta sauce, homemade or from a jar shopping list
- 2T butter shopping list
- 2T flour shopping list
- 2T chicken bouillon powder shopping list
- 2c half and half shopping list
- 1/4c chopped parsley shopping list
- 1T chopped fresh basil shopping list
- 1/2c parmesan shopping list
How to make it
- 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.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
very nice thank you for sharing
minitindel in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it -
Delicious.
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