Manicotti Florentine For The Microwave

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MANICOTTI FLORENTINE FOR THE MICROWAVE

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Italian Microwave
One dish me Pasta
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 Manicotti, Cooked And
-Drained
1 lb Ground Beef
3/4 c Onion, Finely Chopped
2 tb Olive Oil
1 c Seasoned Bread Crumbs
2 tb Parmesan Cheese, Grated
1 10 Oz Pkg Frozen Chopped
-Spinach, Thawed
3 Eggs, Slightly Beaten
1 t Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
***Sauce:
4 tb Olive Oil
1 c Onion, Chopped
1 Clove Garlic, Minced
1/2 ts Dried Basil
1/2 ts Salt
1 t Dried Oregano
1/4 ts Pepper
1/2 ts Sugar
1 29 0Z Can Tomatoes
1 6 Oz Can Tomato Paste

Put the meat and onions in a 1 1/2 qt. covered
casserole. Cover and cook until all redness is gone
from the meat, 5-7 minutes breaking up the meat and
stirring twice. Drain fat from cooked meat. Drain
excess liquid from the spinach and set aside to add to
sauce.

Mix the meat, spinach, and remaining ingredients.
Stuff gently into the cooked and drained manicotti.
Place the manicotti in a single layer in a 2 qt.
(12"x9") rectangular casserole. Cover with the sauce.
Cover loosely with waxed paper and cook 10 minutesin
the microwave oven on high power. Let stand 5 minutes.
Sprinkle top with more parmesan cheese of desired.

***Sauce: Mix all ingredients and cook, covered, in a
2-quart casserole in the microwave oven fore 20
minutes, stirring occasionally.

NOTES : Prepared sauce may be used instead of the
sauce recipe mentioned.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #

Recipe by: International Gourmet Cooking for the
Microwave by Phe

From: Dianne Larson Ward <dianne@paccom.com>

Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 23:58:35 +0000



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