Manicotti Recipe

by Recipe4all.com

This super nice manicotti recipe uses tofu instead of ricotta as filling and people will never know it is not cheese filling as long as you don't tell them.


Tofu Manicotti Recipe

Ingredients:

• 8 Manicotti shells

• ½ cups chopped fresh mushrooms

• ½ cups finely chopped onion

• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley

• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

• 1/8 teaspoon paprika

• 10 oz tofu,drained

• 1 egg white,slightly beaten

• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

• 1¼ cups skim milk

• 2 tablespoons flour

• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

• ½ cups shredded low-fat cheddar chee


Preparation:

• Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Rinse in cold water; drain. Spray a med skillet with Pam. Add mushrooms and onion; cook till tender.

• Stir in parsley, Italian seasoning, and paprika. Cool slightly.

• Mash the tofu in a bowl. Stir in egg white, Parmesan cheese, and mushroom and onion mixture.

• Stuff each manicotti shell with about ¼ cup of the tofu mixture. Arrange stuffed shells in a 12x7x2" baking dish.

• For sauce, in a med saucepan combine milk, flour, garlic powder, ¼ t salt, and 1/8 t pepper. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.

• Pour sauce over pasta in baking dish. Bake, covered, in a 350 deg F. oven for 20-25 minutes or till heated through.

• Sprinkle with cheddar cheese, or Mozzarella cheese if desired. Bake, uncovered, 2 minutes more or till cheese is melted.


Nutritional Values Per Serving:

285 calories

19 g protein

36 g carbohydrates

7 g fat

13 mg cholesterol

347 mg sodium

328 mg potassium


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Original Tofu Manicotti Recipe