4-Ingredient Chicken Sausage & Pesto Manicotti
Recipe - The Fresh Grocer of Pompton Ave
4-Ingredient Chicken Sausage & Pesto Manicotti
Prep Time25 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time20 Minutes
Ingredients
12 pieces Barilla Manicotti
1 package (14 ounces) Italian chicken sausage with cheese & garlic, casings removed
1package (16 ounces) whole milk ricotta cheese, divided
1 jar (6.2 ounces) Barilla Creamy Genovese Pesto Sauce, divided
Fresh torn basil leaves for serving (optional)
cracked black pepper for serving (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450°. Prepare manicotti as label directs; reserve 1 cup cooking water, drain, return to saucepot and cover.
- In large nonstick skillet, cook and stir sausage over medium-high heat 6 minutes or until browned; reduce heat to medium-low. Add 1/2 the cheese and 2 tablespoons pesto; cook and stir 2 minutes or until combined. Makes 3 1/2 cups filling.
- In medium bowl, whisk remaining pesto and reserved cooking water. Makes about 1 1/2 cups pesto mixture.
- In bottom of 11 x 7-inch baking dish, spread 1/2 cup pesto mixture. Fill manicotti with filling and place in prepared dish; pour remaining pesto mixture over manicotti and dollop with remaining cheese. Bake manicotti 20 minutes or until cheese is starting to brown. Makes 12 stuffed manicotti.
- Serve manicotti garnished with basil and/or pepper, if desired
Nutritional Information
Approximate nutritional v alues per serving (2 stuffed manicotti): 535 Calories, 32g Fat, 10g Saturated Fat, 113mg Cholesterol, 1019mg Sodium, 35g Carbohydrates, 4g Fiber, 5g Sugars, 0g Added Sugars, 29g Protein
25 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 6 servings
Barilla Classic Manicotti N°388 Pasta, 8 oz
On Sale! Limit 4
$2.49 was $2.84$0.31/oz
Premio Hot & Spicy Italian Chicken Sausage, 14 oz
$5.99$0.43/oz
Bowl & Basket Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese, 15 oz
$3.89$0.26/oz
Barilla Creamy Genovese Pesto Sauce, 6.2 oz
$3.69$0.66/oz
Wholesome Pantry Organic Basil, 0.66 oz
$1.99$3.02/oz
Morton Black Peppercorn, 1.24 oz
$3.19$2.57/oz
Nutritional Information
Approximate nutritional v alues per serving (2 stuffed manicotti): 535 Calories, 32g Fat, 10g Saturated Fat, 113mg Cholesterol, 1019mg Sodium, 35g Carbohydrates, 4g Fiber, 5g Sugars, 0g Added Sugars, 29g Protein
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450°. Prepare manicotti as label directs; reserve 1 cup cooking water, drain, return to saucepot and cover.
- In large nonstick skillet, cook and stir sausage over medium-high heat 6 minutes or until browned; reduce heat to medium-low. Add 1/2 the cheese and 2 tablespoons pesto; cook and stir 2 minutes or until combined. Makes 3 1/2 cups filling.
- In medium bowl, whisk remaining pesto and reserved cooking water. Makes about 1 1/2 cups pesto mixture.
- In bottom of 11 x 7-inch baking dish, spread 1/2 cup pesto mixture. Fill manicotti with filling and place in prepared dish; pour remaining pesto mixture over manicotti and dollop with remaining cheese. Bake manicotti 20 minutes or until cheese is starting to brown. Makes 12 stuffed manicotti.
- Serve manicotti garnished with basil and/or pepper, if desired