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Chicken Spinach Manicotti

January 19, 2017 by Amber 14 Comments


Chicken Spinach Manicotti made with spinach, chicken, basil, parsley, mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan incased in manicotti pasta drenched in RAGÚ®  Homestyle Thick & Hearty Roasted Garlic Sauce.

 

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My mother would make manicotti fairly often growing up.  She would make a simple cheesy manicotti with a great hearty sauce. As I began cooking for my own family, I brought the manicotti tradition back.  Enjoying a warm, delicious meal at the dinner table surrounded by family never goes out of style and neither does a great manicotti recipe. Chicken Spinach Manicotti is a slightly healthier version of my mother’s adding chicken and spinach. 

 

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Gather all your ingredients. I always organize my ingredients in small bowls as part of my preparation to keep me organized and ensure I don’t leave anything out! The ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan are in a bowl together. The fresh herbs, spinach, cream cheese, and shredded chicken all get their own bowl. Leave some parmesan and parsley on the side to garnish for later. The egg, sauce and manicotti shells are out and ready.  Today, I cooked 2 chicken breasts in the crock-pot to easily shred but rotisserie chicken also works fantastically!

 

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Other kitchen items you will need for Chicken Spinach Manicotti are a pastry bag, large mixing bowl, knife, cutting board,  foil, spatula, large pot, measuring cups and a large 11 x 13 baking dish. I realized once I began cooking how embarrassingly beat up my large baking dish is so I put my manicotti into two dishes. So, buying a new large baking dish was put on my to-do list.

 

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The most difficult step in Chicken Spinach Manicotti is getting your chicken spinach filling into the manicotti shells. Tip* Use a pastry bag for this and cut the tip wide enough to fit right in like pictured above. I fill one side then turn the pasta to fill other side. This helps avoid any pasta breakage and gets the filling even. Its okay if the pasta does get a little crack in it, just place it crack side down in the baking dish for a nice presentation.

 

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I decided to use RAGÚ®  Homestyle Thick & Hearty Roasted Garlic Sauce today for the love all anything garlic. My mom always made garlicky dishes. There can never be too much garlic. There is a pinch of basil and parsley added in the recipe which are both optional. The jar supplies enough flavor on its own but its just nice to have a little extra fresh herb for a great aroma and presentation. RAGÚ®  Homestyle Thick & Hearty Traditional Sauce or RAGÚ® Homestyle Thick & Hearty Four Cheese Sauce would also be great sauce choices for this particular manicotti recipe.

 
 

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Chicken Spinach Manicotti

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  • 23 ounce jar RAGÚ® Homestyle Thick & Hearty Roasted Garlic Sauce
  • 2 cup shredded cooked chicken
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley (optional garnish)
  • 16 ounce bag frozen chopped spinach
  • 15 ounce ricotta
  • 1 cup shredded parmesan
  • 1.5 cups shredded mozzarella
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 package manicotti
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of pepper
  1. Cook chicken and shred. I placed 2 chicken breasts in the crock-pot today but rotisserie chicken works great.
  2. Defrost spinach and towel dry to get rid of water.
  3. In a large pot, bring water to a rapid boil and cook manicotti according to the package directions. Drain.
  4. Pre heat oven to 400 degrees.
  5. Chop parsley and basil.
  6. In a large mixing bowl make your filling, add 2 cups shredded chicken, 4 ounces cream cheese, spinach, 15 ounces ricotta, .5 cup parmesan (save the other .5 cups for later), 1.5 cups mozzarella, 2 tablespoons chopped basil (optional) , pinch of salt and pepper, and 1 egg. I use a spatula to mix all ingredients together well.
  7. Place half the jar of RAGÚ® Homestyle Thick & Hearty Roasted Garlic Sauce in bottom of large baking dish. Save the remainder for later.
  8. Put chicken spinach filling into a pastry bag. Cut wide slit on bottom.
  9. Fill each manicotti and place into baking dish on top of sauce.
  10. Cover manicotti with remainder of sauce.
  11. Sprinkle top of manicotti with remainder of parmesan (.5 cup).
  12. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  13. Sprinkle chopped parsley on top and serve.

 

 

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Comments

  1. Bonnie marrow

    January 24, 2017 at 9:36 AM

    I seriously can not wait to try this!

    Reply
  2. Jaclyn

    January 24, 2017 at 2:32 AM

    I’m drooling! these look so good!!

    Reply
  3. Hanna

    January 23, 2017 at 11:23 PM

    This looks really really good! Plus I think my son would really love helping make these and filling the pasta!

    Reply
    • Aaron and Amber

      January 24, 2017 at 12:32 AM

      Absolutely! Great idea to have the kids help out.

      Reply
  4. Ayanna

    January 23, 2017 at 10:34 PM

    Yum! I love that I could use some leftover chicken and make it a whole new meal.

    Reply
  5. heather (delicious not gorgeous)

    January 23, 2017 at 6:01 PM

    all that cheese ? and i love the sound of roasted garlic tomato sauce! it seems like the kind of thing that would go with all kinds of pasta.

    Reply
    • Aaron and Amber

      January 23, 2017 at 6:44 PM

      Cheese and garlic and pasta! Nothing better.

      Reply
  6. Jessica (@loveyoumoretoo)

    January 23, 2017 at 5:03 PM

    Wow! This looks so good. I have never made manicotti before, but now I am tempted.

    Reply
    • Aaron and Amber

      January 23, 2017 at 5:13 PM

      Give it a try!

      Reply
  7. candy

    January 23, 2017 at 2:35 PM

    I have wanting manicotti and this looks delicious. One of my favorite dishes but for some reason don’t make it that often. This week this dish is for me.

    Reply
    • Aaron and Amber

      January 23, 2017 at 5:12 PM

      Its so good. I dont make it that often either, idk why lol

      Reply
  8. jehava

    January 23, 2017 at 2:28 PM

    This looks so delicious! I will have to try this soon!

    Reply
  9. Jessi

    January 23, 2017 at 1:49 PM

    I pinned this to make later! I love a good italian dish!

    Reply
  10. Francesca

    January 23, 2017 at 1:11 PM

    Manicotti are one of my favourites!! These look delicious! I’ll be trying them out very soon!!

    Reply

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