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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add the cup of onion and 2 crushed garlic cloves, stirring frequently, until translucent, 2 to 4 minutes. | 2. Add two 28-ounce cans whole tomatoes in juice, 1/2 teaspoon parsley, and 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano. Simmer, stirring occasionally, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon, until thickened, 45 minutes. Season with salt and ground pepper. | 3. Cook pasta, drain, and cool. | 4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. | 5. In a large bowl, whisk together ricotta, eggs, thyme, oregano, and 1 cup Parmesan. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. | 6. Using a plastic bag for filling, stuff cooled pasta shells (about 3 tablespoons ricotta mixture in each). | 7. Coat bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with 2 cups tomato sauce. | 8. Line up manicotti in baking dish, and cover with 2 cups sauce. | 9. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan. | 10. Bake until bubbly, about 30 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
manicotti	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
thyme	3/4	teaspoon	dried	0.606	0.1467	0.0334	0.0101
oregano	3/4	teaspoon	dried	1.9875	0.5169	0.0675	0.0321
parsley	1/2	teaspoon		0.225	0.0396	0.0186	0.0049
parmesan cheese	1 1/2	cups	shredded	444.0	48.0	48.0	6.0
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
onion	1	cup	diced	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	2		crushed	-	-	-	-
tomato juice	2	cans		123.8681	25.7208	6.1934	2.113
parsley	1/2	teaspoon		0.225	0.0396	0.0186	0.0049

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