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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 50 minutes, Preparation Time - 60 minutes

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| 1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions until translucent. Saute garlic for 1 minute and stir in ground beef. Cook until well browned and crumbled. Season with salt and set aside to cool. | 2. Cook spinach according to package directions. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add manicotti shells and parboil for half of the time recommended on the package. Drain and cover with cool water to stop the cooking process and prevent the shells from cracking. | 3. To the ground beef mixture add the cooked spinach and ricotta cheese. When the mixture is cool, add the beaten eggs. Spread 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Gently drain the manicotti shells and carefully stuff each one with the meat and cheese mixture; place shells in prepared dish. Lightly cover the dish with plastic wrap or a clean, damp towel to prevent shells from cracking. | 4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). | 5. Prepare the white sauce by melting the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and chicken bouillon. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring constantly, until it begins to bubble. Stir in half and half and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in parsley. Pour or ladle the sauce evenly over the stuffed shells. | 6. Stir the basil into the remaining spaghetti sauce. Carefully pour or ladle spaghetti sauce over the white sauce, trying to layer the sauces without mixing. | 7. Cover and bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven, uncover and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes more. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
garlic	6	cloves	chopped	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
beef	1	pound	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
salt	to taste			-	-	-	-
spinach	1	package	chopped thawed drained	-	-	-	-
manicotti shell	1	package		-	-	-	-
ricotta cheese	2	cups		863.04	15.0784	55.8496	64.3808
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
spaghetti sauce	3	cups	divided	-	-	-	-
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
purpose flour	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
chicken bouillon granule	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
half	2	cups		-	-	-	-
parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
basil	1	tablespoon	chopped	0.6095	0.0702	0.0835	0.017
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.