Baked Cheese Manicotti

Name: Baked Cheese Manicotti
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Italian-American
Ingredients: 8 oz manicotti pasta shells; 2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese; 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 egg, beaten; 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 3 cups marinara sauce

Tender pasta tubes stuffed with a creamy three-cheese filling and baked in marinara sauce until bubbly.

60 minMediumServes 6480 cal/serving

Italian-AmericanDinnerOven and StovetopVegetarianNut-FreeSoy-FreeShellfish-FreeSesame-FreePork-FreeAlcohol-FreeCorn-Free

Cook this free in the appFree. No download, no account. The screen stays awake and each step can run its own timer.

Ingredients

8 oz manicotti pasta shells
2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg, beaten
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
3 cups marinara sauce

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2

Boil 8 oz manicotti pasta shells in salted water until slightly undercooked, about 7 minutes, then drain.
3

In a bowl, combine 2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese, half of the 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1 beaten egg, 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, 1/2 tsp kosher salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
4

Spread one third of the 3 cups marinara sauce across the bottom of a baking dish.
5

Pipe or spoon the cheese mixture into each cooked manicotti pasta shells and lay them in the baking dish.
6

Top with remaining marinara sauce and remaining shredded mozzarella cheese.
7

Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes, then uncover and bake 10 minutes more until bubbly.

Cook this free in the appCooking it now? The app keeps the screen awake and times each step. Free, nothing to install.

Questions

What temperature do I cook Baked Cheese Manicotti at?

For Baked Cheese Manicotti, the oven is set to 375 F (about 190 C) in step 1. The longest stretch at that heat is 25 minutes, in step 7.

What can I use instead of ricotta in Baked Cheese Manicotti?

The entry for Baked Cheese Manicotti calls for 2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese. In its place: Small-curd cottage cheese, drained and blended briefly, works in baked dishes. For dairy-free, blend firm tofu with lemon juice and salt.

Can I make Baked Cheese Manicotti dairy-free?

Not cleanly. Here the dairy (2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese, 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese) is the backbone of the dish, and plant-based substitutes change both its texture and its flavor. If you need strictly dairy-free, start from the dairy-free dinner collection instead.

Can I make Baked Cheese Manicotti gluten-free?

Yes. The gluten in Baked Cheese Manicotti is 8 oz manicotti pasta shells. Swap the pasta for a gluten-free one, cooked a minute short of its package time. Everything else proceeds as written.

Does Baked Cheese Manicotti contain eggs?

Yes: 1 egg, beaten. The full allergen list for this entry is gluten, dairy and eggs. Packaged ingredients vary by brand, so check labels if the allergy is serious.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is 4,530 plain-text recipes, free to read and free to cook from. No account, no paywall, no ads, no life stories. Open this one in the app and each quantity sits inside the step that uses it, so you read once and cook.

Every recipe is curated or public-domain sourced, written to one template and checked before it publishes. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually; the first 30 days are free.