Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, mike's ez cheesy manicotti. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mike's EZ Cheesy Manicotti is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Mike's EZ Cheesy Manicotti is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have mike's ez cheesy manicotti using 21 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's EZ Cheesy Manicotti:
- Prepare ● For The Ricotta Cheese Mixture [all room temp]
- Make ready 1 Pound Fresh Ricotta Cheese
- Make ready 1 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese [+ reserves for topping]
- Prepare 1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese [+ reserves for topping]
- Get 1/2 (8 oz) Package Philadelphia Cream Cheese
- Make ready 1/2 Cup Fresh Parsley [+ reserves for topping]
- Take 1/2 Cup Fresh Chives [+ reserves for topping]
- Take 1/4 Fresh Basil [+ reserves for topping]
- Take 1 tbsp Dried Oregano [+ reserves for topping]
- Take 1 LG Egg
- Get 1 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper [+ reserves for topping]
- Take ● For The Spaghetti Sauce
- Make ready 2 (1 Pound) Jars Spaghetti Sauce [your favorite brand]
- Prepare 10 Cloves Whole Garlic [smashed & fine minced]
- Take 1/2 Cup Fresh Parsley
- Take 1/2 Cup Fresh Chives
- Take 1 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- Take ● For The Pasta
- Take 2 LG Boxes EX LG Pasta Shells
- Take ● For The Topping Options
- Get as needed Fine Diced Tomatoes
Instructions to make Mike's EZ Cheesy Manicotti:
- Boil your oversized pasta shells as per manufactures directions. Usually 10 minutes. Add salt and a dash of olive oil to your water.
- Mix everything together in the Cheese Section. I usually add this mixture in a large Ziploc bag for easy mixing and piping purposes.
- Place a layer of spaghetti sauce, minced or whole garlic, oregeno, fresh basil, fresh parsley and ground black pepper into two oven safe baking sheets. Disposables work best.
- Layer pasta shells dome side up so cheese and sauce can pile deep inside and pipe on your ricotta cheese mixture. Then drizzle on more spaghetti sauce, shredded parmesan and mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, oregano and black pepper on top.
- Seal both up tightly and bake at 400° for 30 minutes. Serve with a tangy Italian salad to cut the richness of the cheeses and super thick garlic bread slices to the side. Enjoy!
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