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Slow-Cooker Cheesey Chicken Manicotti

  • 2 Cups finely chopped cooked chicken
  • 1 container (15 oz) whole-milk ricotta cheese (can use cottage cheese)
  • 1 tsp. garlic salt
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves
  • 14 uncooked manicotti shells (8 oz)
  • 1 jar (25.5 oz) tomato basil pasta sauce (or make your own)
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)
  1. In a medium bowl, mix chicken, ricotta cheese, garlic salt, and red pepper flakes; stir in 1/4 cup of the basil. Spoon into quart-sized resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 3/4 inch tip off bag. Pipe filling into manicotti shells.
  2. Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mix pasta sauce and water. Spread about 1/3 of the sauce mixture in slow cooker. Place 7 of the filled manicotti shells in pasta sauce. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Spoon another 1/3 of the sauce mixture over shells. Top with remaining 7 filled manicotti shells; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Top with remaining 1/3 of sauce mixture.
  3. Cover; cook to 3 hours on High heat setting or until shells are tender. Serve with remaining 1/4 cup basil.
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Manicotti Crepes – Grandma Morgenegg

Pasta:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups water (and a little, I like a thin batter)
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Mix well with mixer, until smooth. Cook in crepe pan or small skillet until light tan, not brown like a pancake. Stack alternating stacks on a place until all are cooked.

Filling:

  • 2 lbs ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup parsley, chopped (1/4 cup dried parsley flakes)
  • 1 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 lb. Mozzarella Cheese

For a full recipe of pasta I found you only need 1/2 a recipe of filling.

Mix well and fill shells with a line of filling down the middle. Then roll like enchiladas. Put in pan with spaghetti sauce on the bottom. Cover with sauce. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Can sprinkle with cheese last 5 minutes. Can use spaghetti sauce with meat.