Chicken, Spinach, and Artichoke Manicotti recipe
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Ingredients
- 12 manicotti shells 1 cooking spray 20 ounces ground chicken 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry 8 ounces cream cheese, softened ⅔ cup marinated artichoke hearts, drained and finely chopped 8 ounces shredded Italian cheese blend, divided 2 cups 1% milk 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese 2 tablespoons cornstarch ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg 4 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese
Nutrition Info
- 670.8 caloriescarbohydrate: 41.7 gcholesterol: 144.9 mgfat: 32.1 gfiber: 3.4 gprotein: 54.6 gsaturatedFat: 18.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 1241.4 mgsugar: 4.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chicken, Spinach, and Artichoke Manicotti
Directions
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Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in manicotti and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until barely tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain carefully and rinse with cool water.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
Cook chicken and onion in a medium-sized frying pan until chicken is no longer pink and broken into small pieces, 7 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Add spinach, cream cheese, artichoke hearts, and 6 ounces of Italian cheese blend. Mix well and set aside.
Combine milk, cottage cheese, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and nutmeg in a food processor to make a smooth sauce. Pour sauce into a saucepan, add Parmesan cheese, and heat over medium heat until cheese has melted and sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.
Pour enough sauce into the bottom of the prepared pan to coat the bottom. Stuff each cooked manicotti shell with chicken mixture and place into the pan on top of sauce. Pour remaining sauce over stuffed manicotti in the pan and top with remaining 2 ounces Italian cheese blend. Cover the pan with a lid or aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 30 minutes.