Mimi's Stuffed Manicotti

Mimi's Stuffed Manicotti.

You can cook Mimi's Stuffed Manicotti using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mimi's Stuffed Manicotti

1. It's 2 TBS of olive oil.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped onions.
3. You need 6 cloves of garlic finely chopped.
4. It's 1 LB of ground beef.
5. Prepare to taste of Salt.
6. Prepare 10 oz of package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained.
7. You need 12 oz of package Manicotti shells.
8. It's 2 cups of Ricotta cheese.
9. You need 2 of eggs, beaten.
10. It's 3 cups of spaghetti sauce, divided.
11. Prepare 2 TBS of butter.
12. You need 2 TBS of flour.
13. Prepare 2 tablespoons of chicken bouillon granules.
14. Prepare 2 cups of Half and Half.
15. You need 1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley.
16. You need 1 TBS of chopped fresh Basil.
17. Prepare 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.

Mimi's Stuffed Manicotti step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions until translucent. Saute garlic for 1 minute and stir in ground beef. Cook until well browned and crumbled. Season with salt and set aside to cool..
3. Cook spinach according to package directions. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add manicotti shells and parboil for half of the time recommended on the package. Drain and cover with cool water to stop the cooking process and prevent the shells from cracking..
4. To the ground beef mixture add the cooked spinach and ricotta cheese. When the mixture is cool, add the beaten eggs. Spread 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Gently drain the manicotti shells and carefully stuff each one with the meat and cheese mixture; place shells in prepared dish. Lightly cover the dish with plastic wrap or a clean, damp towel to prevent shells from cracking..
5. Prepare the white sauce by melting the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and chicken bouillon. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring constantly, until it begins to bubble. Stir in half and half and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in parsley. Pour or ladle the sauce evenly over the stuffed shells..
6. Stir the basil into the remaining spaghetti sauce. Carefully pour or ladle spaghetti sauce over the white sauce, trying to layer the sauces without mixing..
7. Cover and bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven, uncover and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes more..

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