Recipes and Cooking Stuffed Manicotti Be the first to rate & review! Change-up this stuffed pasta recipe to your liking. To stuff shells instead of manicotti, mound the filling into 12 to 15 cooked jumbo pasta shells. 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 June 14, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Andy Lyons Prep Time: 40 mins Bake Time: 40 mins Total Time: 40 mins Servings: 6 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 recipe Cheesy Ricotta Filling or Spinach-Pancetta Filling 1 recipe Manicotti Meat Sauce or Creamy Parmesan Sauce 12 dried manicotti 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz.) Cheesy Ricotta Filling 1 15 ounce carton whole milk ricotta cheese 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup shredded mozzarella (4 oz.) ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese (2 oz.) 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed Manicotti Meat Sauce 8 ounce ground beef and/or bulk Italian sausage ½ cup chopped onion 3 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup dry red wine or chicken broth 1 15 ounce can crushed tomatoes 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce 2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed ¼ teaspoon black pepper Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare desired filling and sauce as directed. Cook manicotti according to package directions; drain. Place manicotti in a single layer on greased foil. Using a small spoon, fill manicotti with desired filling; arrange in a 2-qt. rectangular baking dish. Pour sauce over pasta. Bake, covered, 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes more or until mixture is heated through and cheese is melted. (If using Creamy Parmesan Sauce, bake, covered, 35 to 40 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese, then let stand until cheese is melted.) Cheesy Ricotta Filling In a medium bowl combine one 15-oz. carton whole milk ricotta cheese, 2 eggs, lightly beaten, 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz.), 1/2 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese (2 oz.), and 1 tsp, dried Italian seasoning, crushed. Using a small spoon, fill each manicotti with about 1/4 cup cheese mixture. Manicotti Meat Sauce In a large skillet cook 8 oz. ground beef and/or Italian sausage, 1/2 cup onion, and 3 cloves garlic, minced, over medium-high heat until meat is browned, stirring to break up meat as it cooks. Drain fat. Stir in 1/4 cup wine or chicken broth; bring to boiling. Stir in one 15-oz. can crushed tomatoes, one 15-oz. can tomato sauce, 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, 1 tsp. fennel seeds, and 1/4 tsp. black pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spinach-Pancetta FIlling Prepare Cheesy Ricotta Filling as directed, except thaw and squeeze liquid from half of a 10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach. In an 8-inch skillet cook 4 oz. chopped pancetta or bacon over medium heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Stir pancetta and spinach into ricotta mixture and reduce mozzarella cheese to 1/2 cup in ricotta mixture. Creamy Parmesan Sauce Prepare White Sauce as directed (p. xx), except add 3 cloves garlic, minced, to the melted butter; cook and stir 1 minute before adding the flour, salt, and pepper. Stir 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese into finished sauce. Stuffed Shells Prepare as directed, except mound the filling into 12 to 15 cooked jumbo shell macaroni. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 515 Calories 25g Fat 41g Carbs 33g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 515 % Daily Value * Total Fat 25g 32% Saturated Fat 13g 65% Cholesterol 147mg 49% Sodium 886mg 39% Total Carbohydrate 41g 15% Total Sugars 9g Protein 33g Vitamin C 13mg 65% Calcium 495mg 38% Iron 4.4mg 24% Potassium 703mg 15% Fatty acids, total trans 1g Folate, total 124.4mcg Vitamin B-12 1.5mcg Vitamin B-6 0.4mg *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.