Manicotti With Creamed Chicken Food

CHICKEN ALFREDO MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the Alfredo sauce: Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp and brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and reserve.
• Add the garlic and leeks to the skillet with the remaining bacon fat and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the half-and-half, Parmesan, crushed red pepper and lemon juice and bring to a simmer. Add the cream cheese and cook until the sauce is thickened and the cheese is melted and fully incorporated, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the parsley and season with salt and black pepper.
• For the filling: Add the spinach, ricotta, chicken, Italian blend cheese, crushed red pepper, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper to a large bowl and mix until fully combined. Transfer the mixture to a large disposable piping bag (or resealable plastic bag) and snip a large hole at the end of the bag.
• For the pasta: Spoon 1 cup of the sauce on the bottom of a flameproof (not glass) 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Pipe the filling into both ends of the uncooked manicotti shells until filled and arrange them in the baking dish. Top with the remaining sauce, reserved bacon and Italian blend cheese. Cover with foil and bake until the sauce is bubbly and the pasta is cooked, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven and remove the foil. Turn the oven to broil. Broil until the top is golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle with more chopped parsley.

SHORTCUT CHICKEN MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook chicken until opaque and juices run clear.
• In a medium bowl, combine cooked chicken, egg, spinach, cottage cheese and Parmesan. Stuff uncooked manicotti shells with chicken mixture. Arrange shells, not touching one another, in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, combine soup, sour cream, milk and Italian seasoning and stir until smooth. Pour over shells in dish and spread to cover completely. Carefully pour boiling water around the edge of the dish. Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake in preheated oven 60 minutes, or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with Cheddar and parsley and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MEXICAN CHICKEN MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Cook manicotti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the chicken, 1-1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, cheddar cheese, sour cream, half of the onion and 6 tablespoons chilies. , In another bowl, combine the soup, salsa, milk and remaining onion and chilies. Spread 1/2 cup in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Drain manicotti and rinse in cold water; stuff each with about 1/4 cupful chicken mixture. Arrange over sauce in baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over shells., Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining Monterey Jack cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

CHICKEN MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Cook manicotti shells according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Mix together soup and sour cream.
• Combine half of soup mixture and chicken.
• Reserve remaining soup mixture and set aside.
• Stuff manicotti shells with chicken mixture.
• Place in a greased oblong baking pan.
• Saute onion and mushrooms in butter.
• Combine water and bouillon granules, stirring until dissolved.
• Add to reserved soup mixture.
• Stir soup mixture into mushroom mixture.
• Spoon over manicotti.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese, and bake an additional 5 minutes.

CHICKEN MANICOTTI WITH RED PEPPER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 3-quart baking dish.
• Cook the pasta until tender; drain and rinse under cold water, toss with 1-2 Tbsp oil so the pasta won't stick together; set aside.
• Meanwhile, for the sauce, in a heavy-bottomed small saucepan, stir the cream cheese and 1/4 cup half and half over med-low heat until smooth.
• Stir in remaining half and half cream.
• Stir in the sweet peppers OR pimiento (if using), and Parmesan cheese; heat through, and mix.
• For the filling, in a large bowl, stir together 3/4 cup of the sauce (set the remaining sauce aside), the cooked chicken, broccoli, onion, salt and pepper.
• Using a small spoon, stuff each manicotti with about 1/4 cup of the filling.
• Place in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake, covered for 20-30 minutes, or until heated through.
• Place 2 manicotti on each serving plate, spoon sauce over the shells.
• NOTE:If desired, fresh minced garlic may be added to the cream sauce.

CHICKEN MANICOTTI WITH CHIVE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook manicotti according to package directions and also cool manicotti shells according to package directions.
• Drain shells; rinse with cold water.
• Drain again.
• Meanwhile, for sauce, in small heavy saucepan melt cream cheese over medium-low heat, stirring constantly.
• Slowly add milk, stirring until smooth.
• Stir in romano or parmesan cheese.
• Remove from heat.
• For filling, in a medium mixing bowl stir together 3/4 cup of sauce, the chicken, broccoli, red sweet peppers or pimento and pepper.
• Using a small spoon, carefully fill each manicotti shell with about 1/3 cup of filling.
• Arrange the filled shells in a 3-quart rectangular baking dish.
• Pour the remaining sauce over shells.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.

CHICKEN MANICOTTI

Steps:

• In a bowl combine parmesan and ricotta cheese, chicken and spices.
• Fill each manicotti shell with mixture.
• In the bottom of a rectangular casserole dish, spread a about 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce around.
• Now place filled manicotti shells in dish.
• Top with 4 pieces of mozzarella cheese.
• Now pour the rest of spaghetti sauce over the top.
• Place the other 4 slices of mozzarella cheese on top.
• Cover dish tightly with tin foil and bake for about 30-35 mins in a 350 degree oven.
• Take the tin foil off and bake for another 5 or 10 minutes.
• Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

CREAM CHEESE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Boil Manicotti noodles according to direction on box.
• Cook sausage and drain fat.
• Combine sausage, cream cheese and mozzerella cheese, saving about 1/2 cup of mozzerella cheese to top dish.
• Stuff sausage mixture into noodles and place in a 9 x 13 baking dish.
• Pour spaghetti sauce over noodles.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

CREAMY CHICKEN MANICOTTI

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in the sour cream, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir in chicken. (If you want a creamier texture, place the cream cheese, sour cream and chicken in a food chopper) In a small skillet, cook onion in butter until tender; add to chicken mixture. Stuff into manicotti shells. (To make this easier, put mixture into a baggie, seal it up, cut the tip off of corner of bag and pipe into tube.).
• In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour and salt until smooth. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in 2-1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese just until melted.
• Spread about 1/2 cup cheese sauce in each of two greased 11-in. x 7-in. x 2-in. dishes. Top with stuffed shells and remaining sauce.
• Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Yield: 7 servings.