Come on now, Admit it! You love comfort food as much as the next person, regardless of how over-the-top not-so-healthy it may be. After all, have you ever sat down at table set with a meal of delicious sauce, lots of melted cheese and pasta cooked to perfection and said “Oh, no thank you.” ?
Ok then, neither have I! But while we are being honest, there are some pasta dishes that are easier than others, and, as a general rule, Manicotti is one of those in the Not-So-Easy category. Until NOW! Don’t believe me? HA, read on oh hungry one 🙂
What you will need:
1 box Manicotti – cooked until HALF done (If you cook the pasta completely it will tear as you try to stuff it) – drained
14 String Cheeses ( I used Cheddar & Mozzarella)
1 lb pre-cooked chicken pieces
1 2-Cup pkg Shredded Cheese
1 14 oz can/jar Spaghetti Sauce
1 14 oz can Petite diced tomatoes -drained lightly
1/2 cup chopped Fresh Basil
1 cup chopped Fresh Green Onion
Minced Garlic to taste (I used 1 heaping teaspoon of minced garlic from a jar)
salt & pepper to taste
What You Do:
In a large pot, combine the Spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, basil, green onion & garlic and heat through until the vegetables are softened. Salt & Pepper sauce to your preference.
Prepare a 13 x 9 baking dish with non-stick spray.
Place one string cheese and a piece or two of chicken into each manicotti shell. Be careful not to over stuff them so that the pasta tears.
Arrange pasta into baking dish and cover with sauce.
Chop remaining chicken into small pieces
Spread chicken over top of the sauce and manicotti
Sprinkle shredded cheese over the chicken.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes – uncovered- until cheese is melted and beginning to brown.
Serve with salad, bread, Wine and try not to gobble it down in 30 seconds 🙂
~Morgan~
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Reblogged this on georgeforfun and commented:
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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I just finished some for lunch and can agree whole heartedly that it was, indeed, Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 🙂
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Why does everything on my “limit your intake” list tastes so good and most of “you can eat any of this” tastes so blah.? Wonder if when they took my thyroid and larynx they cross-wired my taste buds.???????????? hmm
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Nope, I think thats the case with all of us 😉
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Apparently the only diets that worked for me were:
Major surgery (heart valve, lung transplants, coronary bypass grafts) and war zones located in deserts or jungles.
I must say I stabilized three years back, no gain, no loss, and I still have my head (was told that was a guarantee way to lose 10 lbs—guess they thought I had a BIG head, huh?)
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That. Looks. Delightful!!!! I’m trying it soon! Thanks, Morgan!
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It tasted delightful too 🙂 LOL Hope you enjoy it!!
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I’m on my way! Yum!😁
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🙂 I’ll save a seat for ya 🙂
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Thank you! LOL (smiles)
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Yummy:)
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It was, quite 😀 😀 😀
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buon’appetito
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Gratsi!! 🙂
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OMG! Can I have a spoon please? 🙂
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You can have an entire plateful 🙂 Ill pour the wine, but you best hurry!!
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Damn girl, can you see me wiping the drool off of my chin….good lord, now that looks like a fine meal….one I wouldn’t mind for breakfast either ….cheese…..num num….pasta….num num….wine….okay I must stop.🍷🍝
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tee hee eeee 🙂 I love that 🙂 thank you. Hopefully you will try it and see just how easy it is 🙂 then you can nom nom all you want 😀
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Nomilicious! That’s our supper sorted tonight – thank you 🙂 x
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I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🙂 Love the Nomilicious 🙂
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Great post. Made me hungry Morgan.
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🙂 It was so easy, you really should give it a whirl 🙂
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