Cozy up with a cheesy, red sauced pasta dish great for casual entertaining.
Spinach Pesto Manicotti
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 8 oz uncooked manicotti
- 1 lb extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef
- 1 box (9 oz) frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain and chopped
- 4 oz mozzarella cheese, diced (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup purchased pesto
- 1 egg
- 1 jar (26 to 28 oz) tomato pasta sauce
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cook manicotti to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain; rinse with cold water to cool. Drain well.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine ground beef, spinach, cheese, pesto and egg. If desired, add salt and pepper; mix well. For easier stuffing, place beef mixture in resealable freezer plastic bag; seal bag. Cut about 1-inch hole in bottom corner of bag.
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Step3Fill each manicotti by squeezing beef mixture into manicotti; place in sprayed baking dish. Pour pasta sauce over manicotti. Cover with foil.
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Step4Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until filling is no longer pink in center.
Nutrition
610
Calories
29g
Total Fat
31g
Protein
56g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 610
- Calories from Fat
- 260
- Total Fat
- 29g
- 45%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 40%
- Cholesterol
- 95mg
- 32%
- Sodium
- 1110mg
- 46%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 56g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 16%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 31g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 72%
- 72%
- Vitamin C
- 36%
- 36%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 28%
- 28%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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