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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350. | 2. Sauce: | 3. Heat two tablespoons olive oil in large pan and saute garlic and onion several minutes. | 4. Add tomatoes, oregano, lemon slices an bay leaves. | 5. Book over medium high heat about thirty minutes, stirring occasionally. | 6. Reduce the heat and add the port. | 7. Cook about 15 minutes longer until the sauce is rather thick. | 8. Turn off the heat and set aside. | 9. Filling: | 10. Cook the manicotti noodles in a very large pot until almost al dente. | 11. Note: The noodles MUST be undercooked to stuff them. | 12. Slice the tofu, then mash in a large bowl, add ricotta, sour cream, egg and oregano. | 13. Combine well. | 14. Add the mozzarella and parmesan and stir to incorporate. | 15. Stuff each noodle with the cheese mixture, preferably with a baby spoon or 1 t measuring spoon. | 16. Rub a 9x13 inch baking dish with one T olive oil. | 17. Arrange the stuffed manicotti in the pan in a single layer. | 18. Spoon the sacue over them along their center and bake, covered 35 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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
garlic clove	2		minced	-	-	-	-
onion	1		diced	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
tomato	1	can	stewed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
oregano leaf	2	tablespoons		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
lemon	2		sliced	2.5617	0.8233	0.0972	0.0265
bay leaf	3			-	-	-	-
port wine	2	tablespoons		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
tofu	6	ounces	firm	244.9396	4.7287	29.3757	14.8325
part ricotta cheese	1	cup	part-skim	342.24	12.7472	28.2472	19.6168
cream	3/4	cup	sour	341.55	7.9868	4.209	33.3788
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
oregano	1	cup		127.2	33.0816	4.32	2.0544
part mozzarella cheese	1	cup	part-skim shredded	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
olive oil	1	tablespoon		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
manicotti	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333

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