Easy Cheese Stuffed Manicotti with Spinach Recipe

Cheese manicotti with spinach is the best pasta dish you will ever eat!

Servings: 5 people

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Prep Time
5 minutes

Cook Time
30 minutes

Course:

Main Course

Cuisine:

Italian

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🧂 Ingredients

12 manicotti noodles
2 cups spinach
2 tbsp olive oil
8 oz ricotta cheese
2 cup mozzarella cheese

plus extra for top
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp of each: italian seasoning, garlic pepper
16 oz marinara sauce

Instructions

1 Boil your manicotti noodles according to package instructions to al dente. Drain
off water and let cool removed from heat.
2 In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute the spinach until
dark green. Remove from heat and let cool off.
3 Place 1/2 cup of marinara sauce in an even layer on a 9×13 baking dish.
4 Once spinach is cool, add remaining ingredients (besides noodles and sauce) to
skillet with spinach and stir. This will be a cold mixture.
5 Begin stuffing your noodles with a small spoon by scooping up a little of the
spinach and cheese mixture and inserting it into a manicotti shell. Stuffing
little by little helps prevent noodle breakage. You can also use your fingers to
stuff the noodles. Place filled manicotti shells in a single layer on the
prepared marinara baking dish. Repeat until noodles and cheese mixture are gone.
6 Pour remaining sauce over noodles and sprinkle extra shredded cheese on top.
Bake dish at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the shredded cheese is
melted. Serve with fresh basil and garlic bread.