Recipes and Cooking Shrimp and Crab-Stuffed Manicotti with Garlic Cream Sauce Be the first to rate & review! By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on March 15, 2023 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Andy Lyons Prep Time: 30 mins Bake Time: 35 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 6 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 12 dried manicotti 6 ounce fresh peeled and deveined cooked shrimp, chopped 1 6 ounce can crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed, or 5 ounces cooked lump crabmeat, flaked 1 ½ cup shredded Italian-cheese blend (6 ounces) ½ of a 15-ounce carton (about 1 cup) ricotta cheese ½ cup snipped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley 1 egg, lightly beaten 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel 1 recipe Garlic Cream Sauce Thinly sliced green onions (optional) Lemon slices (optional) Garlic Cream Sauce ¼ cup sliced green onions (2) 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoon butter or olive oil 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 ½ cup whole milk ½ 15 ounce container ricotta cheese (1 cup) ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon salt Directions Cook manicotti according to package directions; drain. Place manicotti in a single layer on a sheet of greased foil. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl combine shrimp, crabmeat, 1 cup of the Italian cheese, the ricotta cheese, parsley, egg, garlic, and lemon peel. Using a small spoon, fill manicotti with shrimp mixture; arrange filled manicotti in an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Pour Garlic Cream Sauce over filled manicotti. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup Italian cheese. Bake, covered, for 25 minutes. Bake, uncovered, about 10 minutes more or until heated through and cheese is melted. If desired, garnish with green onions and lemon slices. Garlic Cream Sauce In a medium saucepan cook green onions and garlic in hot butter until tender and fragrant. Stir in the flour. Add milk all at once; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in the ricotta cheese, black pepper, and salt. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 512 Calories 26g Fat 35g Carbs 34g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 512 % Daily Value * Total Fat 26g 33% Saturated Fat 15g 75% Cholesterol 196mg 65% Sodium 810mg 35% Total Carbohydrate 35g 13% Total Sugars 4g Protein 34g Vitamin C 9.4mg 47% Calcium 454.4mg 35% Iron 2.5mg 14% Potassium 345mg 7% Folate, total 137.1mcg Vitamin B-12 2.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.2mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.