Mike's Extra Cheesy Crazy Pleasy Manicotti

MMOBRIEN
MMOBRIEN @cook_2891564
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

My 7 year old culinary students quadrupled this delicious cheesy recipie and hand delivered it to our local Battered Women's & Children's Shelter. Excellent work kiddos! Good for you for giving back!

Mike's Extra Cheesy Crazy Pleasy Manicotti

My 7 year old culinary students quadrupled this delicious cheesy recipie and hand delivered it to our local Battered Women's & Children's Shelter. Excellent work kiddos! Good for you for giving back!

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Ingredients

30 Minutes
12 servings
  1. ● For The Noodles
  2. 2 BoxesLG Dried Manicotti Noodles
  3. 1 tspTable Salt [for noodle boil]
  4. 1 tspOlive Oil [for noodle boil]
  5. as neededQuality Olive Oil [to coat noodles after boil]
  6. ● For The Manicotti Cheese Mixture
  7. 2 lbsTofutti Best Ricotta Cheese [2 buckets]
  8. 4 ozPhiladelphia Cream Cheese [room temp]
  9. 1 CupShredded Parmesan Cheese [+ reserves for topping]
  10. 1 CupShredded Mozzarella Cheese [+ reserves for topping]
  11. 1 BoxDethawed Spinach [fully drained in cheese cloth]
  12. 2 tbspFine Minced Garlic
  13. 2Egglands Best Eggs [beaten]
  14. 1 CupChopped Green Onions [+ reserves for topping]
  15. 10Fresh Chopped Basil Leaves
  16. 1/4 CupFine Chopped Parsley
  17. 2 tbspFresh Chopped Oregeno
  18. 1 CanLG Black Olives [fully drained & halved]
  19. 1/2 tbspFresh Ground Black Pepper
  20. ● For The Red Sauce
  21. 2LG Jars Of Your Favorite Marina Or Spaghetti Sauce
  22. ● For The Sides
  23. as neededGarlic Bread
  24. as neededGarden Salads
  25. as neededQuality Cabernet
  26. ● For The Disposable Pans
  27. 212" Aluminium Pans
  28. 1 GallonZip Lock Bags
  29. as neededSpray Pam [olive oil - to spray pans]
  30. as neededTin Foil

Cooking Instructions

30 Minutes
  1. 1

    Mix everything in the manicotti cheese section. Place in a piping bag or a zip lock bag. Chill.

  2. 2

    Boil your noodles as per manufactures directions but 2 minutes under. Usually 7 minutes. You'll want these noodles al dente since you'll be baking them.

  3. 3

    Drain noodles. Do not rinse. Coat with a quality olive oil.

  4. 4

    Snip your zip lock at a corner and pipe into your noodles. Place in pans. Add your [devided] second jar to both tray tops. Add your reserved parmesan, mozzerella, green onions and parsley to the tops.

  5. 5

    A great marinara brand but choose your favorite.

  6. 6

    Seal them up tightly with Tinfoil.

  7. 7

    Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

  8. 8

    Serve melty hot with garlic bread, side salads and a quality red wine. Enjoy!

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I'm a Certified Sushi Chef, Certified Culinary Youth Instructor [6 thru 21 year olds] Licensed CYFD Foster Parent, Certified Mixologist, avid Scuba and Spear Diver, fisherman, camper, big game hunter and crazy avid gardener. Hense my love for the year round super fresh meats, seafoods and crispy fresh vegetables my students have consistently listed for your families picky approval!With that, cooking, teaching and feeding others are obviously 3 of my absolute passions in life. My culinary specialties as an easy going Chef include Asian, Mexican, Cajun, BBQing, Grilling, Irish Pub food, Low Country foods, anything seafood related, extra spicy foods, fresh meat, extra fresh vegetables, US comfort, kid friendly and super fast, quick and easy foods. But, I'll literally put anything in my mouth at least once. Pfft! My daddy didn't nickname me, "Goat," at two years of age for nothin'! Yup! I'll literally put anything in my mouth at least once!P.S. Most ALL of my recipes posted on this site were soley submitted by my youngest 6, 7 and 8 year old culinary students. Mostly recipes for the homeless and battered women's shelters they regularly cook for. That means ANYONE can make these super easy, crazy delicious recipes!Lastly, my only culinary motto? Be sure to marry a Cook or a Chef. After all, looks fade. Hunger sure as hell doesn't." Anyway, hit me up with any questions. I'm happy to help all y'all out if I possibly can!
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