Salmon Manicotti Recipe 55 Food

MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• If using fresh spinach, bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat, and season generously with salt. Fill a medium bowl with ice water and season with salt. Boil the spinach until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, (keep the water in the pot boiling), and immediately plunge the spinach into the ice water. Drain and squeeze the excess water from the spinach, and finely chop. Alternatively, if using thawed spinach, simply squeeze, and finely chop. Set aside.
• In the same large pot of boiling water, cook the manicotti shells according to the package directions until al dente. Drain and pat dry.
• Spread 1 cup of the marinara sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Lightly beat the eggs in a medium bowl. Add the spinach, ricotta, mozzarella, and 1/3 cup of the grated cheese and mix until evenly combined. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt, the nutmeg and pepper. Spoon the cheese mixture into the manicotti shells and line them up in the baking dish. Cover with the remaining 2 cups sauce. Scatter the remaining 2/3 cup grated cheese on top and dot with the butter.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and the herb sprigs and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove and discard the herb sprigs. Stir in 2 teaspoons salt and season with pepper to taste. Use right away, or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 2 months.
• Yield: 3 1/2 cups
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SALMON MANICOTTI RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Drain and flake salmon, reserve liquid. In a bowl, combine salmon, cottage cheese, eggs, onion, parsley, and dill weed. Gently stuff manicotti with salmon mixture. Set aside. In a saucepan, melt butter, stir in flour and salt. Add milk to reserved salmon liquid to equal 1 ½ cups. Stir into flour mixture. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Stir in 1 c Monterey Jack cheese. Pour ½ of the sauce into a 3 qt baking dish. Arrange filled shells over sauce. Top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining Jack cheese and Parmesan. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.

DILLED SALMON MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Drain and flake salmon; reserve liquid.
• In bowl,combine salmon, cottage cheese, eggs, onions, parsley and dill weed.
• Gently stuff manicotti with salmon mixture. Set aside.
• Melt butter; stir in flour and salt.
• Add milk to reserved salmon liquid to equal 1 1/2 cups.
• Cook until thickened.
• Stir in 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese.
• Pour half in 3 quart baking dish.
• Arrange filled shells over sauce.
• Top with remaining sauce and rest of cheese and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake covered at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10 minutes or until browned.

SALMON MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook manicotti shells according to package directions.
• Mix together remaining ingredients except tomato sauce.
• Stuff shells with mixture.
• Pour about 3/4 of the tomato sauce over the bottom of a large baking pan and place shells on top.
• Spread the remaining sauce over the top of the shells to keep moist.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted.
• You can sprinkle more cheese on the top while baking.
• ENJOY!

BEEF AND CHEESE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the olive oil, onion and ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Saute until the meat browns and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool.
• Brush 1 teaspoon of oil over a large baking sheet. Cook the manicotti in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, but still very firm to the bite, about 4 to 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the manicotti from the pot to the oiled baking sheet and cool.
• Meanwhile, combine the ricotta, 1 1/2 to 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and parsley. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, and mix. Stir the cooled meat mixture into the cheese mixture.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brush the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the marinara sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Fill the manicotti with the cheese-meat mixture. Arrange the stuffed pasta in a single layer in the prepared dish and spoon the remaining sauce over.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, then the remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan over the stuffed pasta. Dot entire dish with the butter pieces. Bake the manicotti uncovered until heated through and the sauce bubbles on the sides of the dish, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let the manicotti stand 5 minutes and serve.

SEAFOOD MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in a saucepan; cook over medium-high heat 30 minutes or until thickened and reduced to 2 cups; set aside.
• Cook manicotti according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Heat butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add onion and next 5 ingredients.
• Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add shrimp and crabmeat, and cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
• Cool 10 minutes, and drain well.
• Combine seafood mixture and whipping cream mixture.
• Fill manicotti shells, and place in 2 lightly greased 11x7 inch baking dishes.
• Sprinkle with cheeses, and cover with foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10 additional minutes.
• Serve immediately.

MANICOTTI SHELLS FILLED WITH CHEESE AND SMOKED SALMON BITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 13x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook pasta in boiling water according to package instructions or until firm to the bite. Drain, cover and set aside.
• In bowl, combine ricotta cheese, egg, salmon, green onions, dill, milk and Parmesan cheese, mix until smooth. Fill pasta shells.
• Pour half tomato sauce in bottom of large baking dish. Place pasta shells over sauce and pour other half tomato sauce over pasta.
• Cover and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until hot.

GRANDMA'S KITCHEN OLD-WORLD MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cook pasta according to package directions(be sure to not over cook, they need to be a little chewey for easier stuffing). Carefully remove each shell and rinse with cool water. Let pasta dry on paper towels. Don't get too upset if a couple break, its bound to happen :).
• For the filling, in a large ziplock bag (seriously!), put in 3 cups mozzarella with the ricotta and fresh basil. Seal the bag tightly. Smush the bag around with your hands until the ingredients are thoroughly mixed (it's a nice stress reliever too!).
• Snip off the bottom corner of the ziplock bag (the point is to have the hole a tad smaller than the manicotti opening, where you can just barely slip it into the shell). Use this method to squeeze the cheese mixture into each manicotti.
• See, that wasn't so bad! ;).
• Spoon 2 cups spaghetti sauce into prepared baking dish. Arrange stuffed pasta over sauce. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over top of pasta. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
• Bake manicotti for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the Parmesan; bake for 10 minutes longer. Serve immediately.