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Spinach Pesto Manicotti

Cozy up with a cheesy, red sauced pasta dish great for casual entertaining.

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Prep Time 35 min
Total Time 1 hr 15 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

8: oz uncooked manicotti

1: lb extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef

1: box (9 oz) Green Giant® 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

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Directions

1 Heat 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.
2 Meanwhile, 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.
3 Fill each manicotti by squeezing beef mixture into manicotti; place in sprayed baking dish. Pour pasta sauce over manicotti. Cover with foil.
4 Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until filling is no longer pink in center.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Instead of using the plastic bag to fill the manicotti, you can also use a teaspoon and small rubber spatula to stuff them.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 610
Calories from Fat: 260),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 29g; 29%
(Saturated Fat 8g, 8% ),
Cholesterol: 95mg; 95%;
Sodium: 1110mg; 1110%;
Total Carbohydrate: 56g; 56%
(Dietary Fiber 4g 4% Sugars 11g 11% ),
Protein: 31g; 31%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 72%;
Vitamin C: 36%;
Calcium: 30%;
Iron: 28%;

Exchanges:

4 Starch; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 3 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 10/10/2011 9:28:45 AM REPORT ABUSE glecompte said:

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New family favorite! I made this with a BC cornbread recipe. My husband actually texted me "Best meal ever"! My picky kids actually liked it so much they had seconds!

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Posted 5/12/2011 11:19:01 AM REPORT ABUSE PianoMamaShay said:

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sjr62 - You are a GENIUS! I followed your suggestions and my manicotti turned out PERFECTLY. The added water not only helped the noodles to cook to perfection but it also gave us the perfect amount of sauce to go with it. We loved the Italian sausage flavor that the pesto lends to the dish and my husband was ooooohing and aaaaaahing throughout the entire meal. This one definitely takes more time and effort to put together but it is WELL worth it! I will be making this again!

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Posted 4/5/2011 10:23:22 PM REPORT ABUSE abandjujusmom said:

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This was good. The pesto gave it an Italian sausage flavor. I followed the directions of sjr62 and didn't pre-cook the manicotti and it worked perfectly. I used a 26 oz. can of sauce and my husband felt that it wasn't quite enough sauce.

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