Creamy Chipotle Manicotti

Name: Creamy Chipotle Manicotti
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters egg substitute; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro; 2 green onions, chopped; 113 grams cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese with peppers; 113 grams cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 425 grams part-skim ricotta cheese; 473 milliliters chipotle salsa, divided; 8 manicotti shells

Creamy Chipotle Manicotti might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 379 calories, 30g of protein, and 22g of fat. A mixture of egg substitute, cilantro, chipotle salsa, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the salsa you could follow this main course with the Dessert Strawberry Salsa as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and oil. Rinse with cold water; drain and set aside.

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Pasta

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Salt

Cooking Oil

Stir together ricotta cheese and next 4 ingredients.

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Ricotta Cheese

Coat an 11- x 7-inch baking dish with cooking spray, and pour 1/2 cup salsa in bottom of dish. Spoon cheese mixture evenly into shells, and arrange in dish.

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Cooking Spray

Cheese

Pasta Shells

Salsa

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Baking Pan

Pour remaining salsa over shells.

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Pasta Shells

Salsa

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

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Oven

Sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese.

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Monterey Jack Cheese

Bake 10 more minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese melts.

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Cheese

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Oven

Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used D. L. Jardine's Holy Chipotle Salsa.

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Chipotle Chiles

Salsa

* 1 or 2 canned chipotle peppers in adobo stirred into 2 cups reglar mild salsa may be substituted for chipotle salsa. Canned Chipotle peppers may be found in the Mexica section of supermarket. Store remaining peppers in a zip-top plastic bag in refrigerator up to 2 weeks or in freezer up to 2 months.

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Canned Chipotle Chile