Chicken Parmesan Manicotti
A delicious baked manicotti pasta with lots of cheese, lots of delicious sauce and lots of breaded chicken pieces.
Servings: 10
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 package manicotti shells
- 1 24 oz Jar Ragú® Meat Creations Sauteed Onion & Beef sauce
- 4 cups chopped and cooked breaded chicken
- 1 cup mozzarella
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
For the Cheese Filling:
- 2 cups ricotta
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 2 eggs
- 1 TBS Italian Seasonings
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare your breaded chicken, cook it in the oven to get it nice and crispy.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees
- Bring a large pot of water to boil and add your manicotti shells. Cook according to package directions, minus a minute or two to make al dente.
- Combine all the ingredients for your cheese filling in a large bowl and mix will.
- Rinse your manicotti noodles off and allow them to cool for a couple minutes before cutting them in half to make 2 smaller noodles.
- Pour about 1 1/2 cups of your Ragú® Meat Creations Sauteed Onion & Beef sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
- Stuff each noodle full of the cheese mixture. And place the noodles into your baking dish.
- Sprinkle your chicken pieces over the top of your stuffed noodles.
- Pour remaining sauce over the top of everything.
- Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake in your oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove foil and allow to bake for another 5-10 minutes until cheese is totally melted and turns golden.