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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Prepare the sauce, combine all ingredients except the oregano in a thick bottomed sauce pan. | 2. Simmer uncovered stirring occasionally until it's reduced by half. | 3. Add the oregano and simmer another 5 minutes. | 4. This gives you 1 1/2 cups of sauce (the unused sauce freezes well). | 5. While the sauce is simmering, mix the spinach, Ricotta, garlic powder, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. | 6. Stuff the manicotti and place them by pairs in individual baking dishes. | 7. Drizzle 2 tbsp or so of Sauce over each noodle. | 8. Top each serving with an ounce of Mozzarella. | 9. Bake uncovered in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
spinach	2	cups	washed drained chopped frozen	66.0	11.7	6.6	0.9
ricotta cheese	1 1/4	1/4		539.4	9.424	34.906	40.238
garlic powder	1/2	teaspoon		5.1305	1.1273	0.2565	0.0113
nutmeg	1/2	teaspoon	ground	5.775	0.5422	0.0642	0.3994
kosher salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
manicotti	8		cooked drained	-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	4	ounces	grated	367.4094	30.8669	15.3768	20.2642
marinara sauce				-	-	-	-
tomato sauce	3	cups		-	-	-	-
onion flake	2	tablespoons		34.9	8.328	0.895	0.046
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
sugar	1	teaspoon		18.354	4.5908	0.0	0.0
beef bouillon	1	package		-	-	-	-
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
basil	1/4	teaspoon		0.0508	0.0059	0.006999999999999999	0.0014
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	crushed	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214

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