Shortcut Chicken Manicotti Recipes

Steps:

• Cook manicotti in boiling water until done. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, and 1/2 cup Parmesan, eggs, parsley, and salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Pour 1/2 cup sauce into an 11x17 inch baking dish. Fill each manicotti shell with 3 tablespoons cheese mixture, and arrange over sauce . Pour remaining sauce over top, and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 45 minutes, or until bubbly.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix pasta sauce and water. Spread about 1/3 of the pasta sauce mixture in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish.
• Sprinkle garlic salt on chicken. Insert chicken into uncooked manicotti shells, stuffing from each end of shell to fill if necessary. Place shells on pasta sauce in baking dish. Pour remaining pasta sauce evenly over shells, covering completely. Cover with foil.
• Bake about 1 hour or until chicken is no longer pink in center and shells are tender. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Rub garlic powder over chicken; cut into 1-in. strips. Stuff chicken into manicotti shells. Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce in each of 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. , Place 8 stuffed manicotti shells in each dish. Sprinkle with sausage and mushrooms. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over the top. Sprinkle with cheese., Drizzle water around the edge of each dish. Cover and bake 45-55 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and pasta is tender. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casseroles for up to 1 month. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375°. Bake casseroles as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Microwave soup, water and VELVEETA in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 2 min.
• Spread 1/3 of the VELVEETA mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Stuff pasta shells with chicken; place in baking dish.
• Stir broccoli into remaining soup mixture; spoon over pasta shells. Sprinkle with Parmesan; cover.
• Bake 45 to 50 min. or until pasta is tender and chicken is done.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix Alfredo sauce and water in a bowl; spread about 1/3 sauce mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Season chicken tenders with garlic powder and stuff chicken into manicotti shells; arrange manicotti in prepared baking dish. Pour remaining 2/3 sauce over manicotti and sprinkle with steak seasoning. Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until pasta is tender, about 1 hour. Remove foil and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over manicotti. Continue to bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more.

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix chicken, ricotta cheese, garlic salt and red pepper flakes; stir in 1/4 cup of the basil. Spoon into quart-sized resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 3/4 inch tip off bag. Pipe filling into manicotti shells.
• Spray 5-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix pasta sauce and water. Spread about one-third of the sauce mixture in slow cooker. Place 7 of the filled manicotti shells in pasta sauce. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Spoon another one-third of the sauce mixture over shells. Top with remaining 7 filled manicotti shells; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Top with remaining one-third of sauce mixture.
• Cover; cook 2 to 3 hours on High heat setting or until shells are tender. Serve with remaining 1/4 cup basil.

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, marinate chicken with vinegar, olive oil, and garlic for at least 30 minutes. Saute in a little olive oil until done. Set aside.
• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, melt butter or margarine in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add heavy cream, salt, nutmeg, and ground black pepper, and stir until sauce thickens. Reduce heat to low. Add grated Parmesan cheese, and stir until the cheese melts. Set Alfredo sauce aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together ricotta cheese, egg, oregano, marjoram, and basil. Mix in cooked chicken.
• Stuff cooked manicotti shells with chicken and ricotta mixture. Cover the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with half of the Alfredo sauce. Place stuffed shells on top of sauce. Pour remaining sauce over shells. Top with one cup shredded mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Mix soup, water and Velveeta in microwaveable bowl.
• Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes or until cheese is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 2 minutes.
• Pour one third of the soup mixture onto bottom of 13 X9 inch baking dish; set aside.
• Add broccoli to remaining soup mixture.
• Stuff pasta with chicken strips; place in baking dish.
• Cover completely with remaining soup mixture.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Cover with Foil.
• Bake 45 - 50 minutes or until pasta is tender and chicken is cooked thru.

Steps:

• In a bowl combine parmesan and ricotta cheese, chicken and spices.
• Fill each manicotti shell with mixture.
• In the bottom of a rectangular casserole dish, spread a about 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce around.
• Now place filled manicotti shells in dish.
• Top with 4 pieces of mozzarella cheese.
• Now pour the rest of spaghetti sauce over the top.
• Place the other 4 slices of mozzarella cheese on top.
• Cover dish tightly with tin foil and bake for about 30-35 mins in a 350 degree oven.
• Take the tin foil off and bake for another 5 or 10 minutes.
• Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.