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baked mannicotti

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Recipe by
kathleen ralston
@innerlife
Sacramento, CA

This is the best mannicotti recipe I have ever found. I no longer remember where it came from but I like it because you make the mannicotti yourself and it tastes so much better - but is a bit of work. I change it only by adding meat to the sauce, but you can make it without the meat also.

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(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 2 Hr
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For baked mannicotti

  • SAUCE
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 and 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 can (2 lb, 3 oz) italian tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
  • 2 tbs chopped parsley
  • 1 tbs salt
  • 1 tbs sugar
  • 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • optional - l lb ground beef
  • 1 tso dried basil leaves
  • MANNICOTTI
  • 6 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 and 1/2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • FILLING
  • 2 lbs ricotta cheese
  • 8 oz mozzarella cheese, diced
  • 1/3 cup grated parmesan chaeese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbs chopped parsley
  • TOPPING
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

How To Make baked mannicotti

  • 1
    To make the sauce, brown the meat (if using meat) and saute onion and garlic 5 minutes in large pan.
  • 2
    Mix in the rest of the sauce ingredients plus 1 and 1/2 cups water, mashing tomatoes with fork.
  • 3
    Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer mixture, covered and stirring occasionally, 1 hour.
  • 4
    Make the mannicotti: In a medium bowl, combine 6 eggs, the flour, 1/4 tsp salt and 1 and 1/2 cups water. With electric mixer, beat just until smooth. Let stand 1/2 hour or longer.
  • 5
    Slowly heat an 8-in skillet. Pour in 3 tbs batter, rotating the skillet quickly to spread the batter evenly over bottom. Cook over medium heat until the top is dry but bottom is not brown.
  • 6
    Turn out on a wire rack to cool. Continue cooking until all the batter is used. As the mannicotti cools, stack with waxed paper between them.
  • 7
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • 8
    Make the filling: In large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, 1/3 cup Parmesan, the eggs, salt, pepper and parsley. Beat with a wooden spoon to blend well.
  • 9
    Spread about 1/4 cup filling down the center of each mannicotti, and roll up.
  • 10
    Spoon 1 and 1/2 cups sauce into each of two 12 by 8 by 2 inch baking dishes. Place 8 rolled mannicotti seam side down, in a single layer. Top with 5 more.
  • 11
    Cover with 1 cup of sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  • 12
    Bake, uncovered, 1/2 hour, or until bubbly.
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