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Four Cheese Manicotti

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Category: Pasta, Vegetarian

 Ingredients List

  • 12 Manicotti; uncooked
  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 1/2 c Onions; finely chopped
  • 3 Garlic cloves; minced
  • 1 c Mozzarella cheese; part skim
  • -milk, shredded
  • 1/2 c Parmesan cheese; freshly
  • -grated
  • 1 ts Dried Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 ts Pepper
  • 15 oz Nonfat ricotta cheese
  • 1 pk Lowfat vegetable flavored
  • -cream cheese; (6 oz.)
  • 4 oz Light cream cheese
  • 5 oz Frozen chopped spinach;
  • -thawed, drained and thawed
  • -drained and squeezed dry
  • 27 1/2 oz Light spaghetti sauce

 Directions

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

~Coat a small nonstick skillet with cooking spray, and place over
medium-high heat until hot. Add onion and garlic; saute 3 minutes. Remove
from heat and set aside.

~combine 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, and next 5
ingredients in a bowl; beat at medium speed until smooth. Stir in onion
mixture and spinach.

~Spoon mozzarella cheese mixture into cooked manicotti about 1/3 cup per
shell.

~Divide 1 cup sauce evenly between individual casserole dishes coated with
cooking spray. Arrange 2 stuffed manicotti in each dish. Pour remaining
sauce over each serving. Place dishes on a baking sheet. Cover each dish
with foil, and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining
mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheeses; bake, uncovered, an additional 5
minutes. Serving size 2 manicotti.

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