I got a recipe like this from a healthy cookbook and adjusted it a bunch until it tasted just right. Now I make this healthy and delicious meal quite often. Even my 6- and 8-year-old kids request it!
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Calories
531 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Step 2
Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Step 3
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook manicotti in boiling water until nearly cooked through yet firm, about 6 minutes; drain.
Step 4
Mix ricotta cheese, spinach, egg whites, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder together in a bowl; stuff into ricotta shells.
Step 5
Spread enough of the pasta sauce into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish to cover completely. Arrange stuffed manicotti shells into the pan. Pour remaining pasta sauce over the stuffed shells. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil.
Step 6
Bake in preheated oven until the filling is set and hot in the center, about 45 minutes.
Step 7
Remove aluminum foil from baking dish. Sprinkle mozzarella over the manicotti.
Step 8
Cook under broiler until cheese is melted and slightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
Ingredients
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 egg whites, slightly beaten
8 manicotti shells
1 (15 ounce) container fat-free ricotta cheese
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder, or more to taste
1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce (such as Classico® Florentine Spinach and Cheese)
