Four-Cheese Manicotti

Name: Four-Cheese Manicotti
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams package garden vegetable-flavored light cream cheese, softened; 113 grams block nonfat cream cheese, softened; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning; 12 uncooked manicotti; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion; 57 grams 1/2 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided; 113 grams cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided; 780 grams reduced-fat, reduced-sodium tomato-and-herb pasta sauce; 1 teaspoons pepper; 425 grams carton nonfat ricotta cheese; 283 grams 1/2 package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry

Four-Cheese Manicotti might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 28g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 495 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up pepper, parmesan cheese, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; set aside.

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Salt

Coat a small nonstick skillet with cooking spray, and place over medium-high heat until hot.

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Frying Pan

Add onion and garlic; saut 3 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Remove from heat; set aside.

Combine 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and next 5 ingredients (mozzarella through nonfat cream cheese) in a bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until smooth. Stir in onion mixture and spinach.

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