Shortcut Cheese Manicotti
Shortcut Cheese Manicotti- No need to spend all day making homemade manicotti! Use this quick shortcut and have this cheesy dish for dinner tonight.
Ingredients
- 12 manicotti shells
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 4 ounces tomato paste
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced onion
- salt/pepper to taste preference
- 12 mozzarella string cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Prepare manicotti shells according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- In a skillet, brown ground turkey until no longer pink. Stir in crushed tomatoes, dried spices and tomato paste. Mix to fully combine. Cook an additional 5 minutes, then, remove from heat.
- Spread half of the sauce mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Stuff each cooked manicotti shell with a piece of string cheese. Then, place in baking dish, on top of sauce.
- Top stuffed manicotti shells with remaining sauce mixture.
- Cover and bake for 25 minutes. Remove cover and sprinkle top with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake an additional five minutes or until melted.
- Let the dish sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 21gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 461mgPotassium: 452mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 369IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 2mg
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