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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For TOMATO SAUCE: | 2. Heat olive oil in a 2-qt. saucepan. | 3. Add chopped onion and garlic. | 4. Cook for 8 minutes or until soft but not brown. | 5. Add tomatoes, paste, basil, sugar, salt and pepper. Break up tomatoes. | 6. Reduce heat to low with pan partially covered and cook for 40 minutes. | 7. Put a thin layer of tomato sauce in bottom of 9 x 13" pan and set aside. | 8. For FILLING: | 9. Heat olive oil in skillet. Add onion and garlic, cook until soft. | 10. Stir in chopped spinach and cook, stirring constantly until all mixed together. Remove from skillet and put into a large mixing bowl. | 11. Melt 2 T. butter in same skillet and lightly brown ground beef. Drain off grease. | 12. Add the meat to the onion and spinach, along with the Parmesan cheese, Half n' Half, eggs, and oregano. Season to taste, with salt and pepper. Mix together thoroughly, but gently. | 13. Boil manicotti to al dente stage and stuff with filling. Lay manicotti gently in pan over the thin layer of tomato sauce. | 14. For BESCIAMELLIA: | 15. In a saucepan, melt butter and remove from heat. | 16. Stir in flour and pour in the milk and Half 'n Half, about a 1/2 cup at a time. Mix well. | 17. Return pan to high heat and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Season with salt and pepper. | 18. Spoon besciamellia over stuffed manicotti shells. | 19. Top with remaining tomato sauce. | 20. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. | 21. Bake at 350 degrees uncovered on middle shelf of oven for 25 minutes. Let set 5 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	4	tablespoons		477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
tomato juice	2	lbs		154.2216	32.0237	7.7111	2.6308
tomato paste	8	ounces		185.9727	42.8871	9.7976	1.0659
basil	2	tablespoons	sweet	1.219	0.1404	0.16699999999999998	0.0339
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
olive oil	2	tablespoons		477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
spinach	1	package	chopped thawed drained	-	-	-	-
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
parmesan cheese	5	tablespoons		92.5	10.0	10.0	1.25
half	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
manicotti	16			-	-	-	-
butter	6	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
flour	6	tablespoons		216.855	47.477	3.5254	0.8414
milk	1	cup		148.84	11.6632	7.686	7.9788
half	1	cup		-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/3	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075

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