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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat a medium-size, heavy skillet over a medium flame. Add the ground beef and onion and sauté until the meat brown and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and let cool slightly. | 2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix the ricotta, 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, ¼ cup of the Parmesan cheese, the parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir in the meat mixture and set aside. | 3. Brush 1 teaspoon of the olive oil over a large baking sheet. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Working in batches, add the manicotti and cook until softened but still firm to the bite, about 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the manicotti from the pot to the prepared baking sheet and let cool. | 4. Preheat the oven to 350°F | 5. Brush the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil over a 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. | 6. Spoon ½ cup of the marinara sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Fill the manicotti with the cheese-meat mixture, and arrange the stuffed pasta in a single layer in the prepared dish. Spoon the remaining cup of sauce over the manicotti. Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of Parmesan cheese over the manicotti. Dot the top with the butter pieces. (The manicotti can be prepared up to this point 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. | 7. Bake the manicotti uncovered until it is heated through and the sauce bubbles on the bottom of the dish, about 35 minutes. Let the manicotti stand for 5 minutes and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1/2	lb	ground	449.05699999999996	0.0	44.0439	28.8712
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
milk ricotta cheese	1	container		-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	1 1/2	cups	shredded	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
flat leaf parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
salt	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1	teaspoon	ground	5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
olive oil	3	teaspoons		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
manicotti	12	pieces		-	-	-	-
marinara sauce see below	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
butter	1	tablespoon	cut	85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2

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