Jan, I have never gotten the hang of stuffing pasta whether it be shells or manicotti. I have tried under cooking and still they break up while stuffing. Do you have any hints of how you do it? I might just be too impatient... thanks Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Bailey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 3:13 AM Subject: [CnD] Ham Stuffed Manicotti
Ham Stuffed Manicotti Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Ingredients: 14 manicotti pasta shells 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1/4 cup butter or olive oil 1-2 cups cooked cubed ham 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 6 Tbsp. butter or olive oil 6 Tbsp. flour 3 cups milk 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese Preparation: Cook manicotti as directed on package. Drain, rinse in cool water and set aside. Meanwhile, cook onion, garlic, and green bell pepper in 4 Tbsp. butter or olive oil until tender. Add ham and set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Stir in 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese. In another heavy saucepan, cook 6 Tbsp. butter or olive oil until foamy. Stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture bubbles, about 3 minutes. Add milk, and cook, whisking constantly, until sauce thickens. Stir in cheese. Mix 1/4 of cheese sauce with ham mixture. Fill manicotti shells with ham mixture (your fingers work best for this; it's messy, but most efficient). Spread about 1/2 cup cheese sauce in greased 13x9" glass baking dish and arrange filled shells over sauce. If there is any leftover stuffing, just sprinkle it over the filled shells. Pour remaining cheese sauce over filled manicotti. At this point the casserole can be cooled in the refrigerator, then wrapped and frozen up to 3 months. To thaw and reheat, thaw casserole overnight in refrigerator, then uncover, sprinkle with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and bake at 350 degrees F for 40-50 minutes. If not freezing casserole, sprinkle with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until bubbly. Serves 8 ? Recipe source: Cooking with Terry yahoo group, submitted by Scobbsnacks _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark Scanned by the Barracuda Spam Firewall at CPWS Broadband _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
