| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Dairy, Eggs |
|
Pasta, Dishes |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
oz |
Dried porcini |
| 1 |
c |
Hot water |
| 1 |
c |
Minced red onion |
| 2 |
tb |
Unsalted butter |
| 1 1/2 |
c |
Cooked and drained spinach, chopped |
| 2 |
ts |
Minced garlic |
| 15 |
oz |
Ricotta cheese |
| 1/2 |
c |
Coarsely grated mozzarella |
| 1 |
c |
Grated locatelli cheese |
| 1 |
lg |
Egg, beaten lightly |
|
|
Salt and pepper to taste |
|
|
Freshly grated nutmeg to taste |
| 8 |
|
Manicotti shells |
| 3 |
tb |
Unsalted butter |
| 3 |
tb |
Flour |
| 1 1/2 |
c |
Milk, heated |
|
|
Freshly grated nutmeg |
|
|
Salt and pepper to taste |
|
|
Snipped fresh chives or minced parsley, for garnish, if desired |
INSTRUCTIONS
SAUCE
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a heatproof bowl soak the porcini in the
water for 15 minutes. Drain the porcini, reserving the liquid, pat dry and
chop fine. Strain reserved soaking liquid through a double thickness of
dampened cheesecloth into a bowl.
In a skillet set over moderate heat cook the onion in the butter, stirring
occasionally, for 5 minutes.
Add the spinach, garlic and mushrooms and cook, stirring, 3 to 4 minutes,
or until heated through.
Transfer mixture to a bowl, add remaining ingredients (using only 1/2 cup
of locatelli) and gently stir to combine well.
Cook the manicotti in boiling salted water until just al dente. With a
slotted spoon transfer to a bowl of cold water, drain and pat dry. Gently
stuff shells with filling and arrange in a buttered baking dish.
Make the sauce: In a saucepan set over moderately low heat melt the butter,
add the flour and cook the mixture, whisking, for 2 minutes. Add the milk
and reserved mushroom liquid and bring to a simmer, whisking. Add nutmeg,
salt and pepper and simmer, whisking occasionally, for 5 minutes.
Spoon the sauce over the manicotti, sprinkle with the remaining locatelli
and bake, covered with foil for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10-15
minutes longer. Let rest 5 minutes. Sprinkle with snipped fresh chives.
Yield: 4 servings Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights
Reserved MC Format by Gail Shermeyer, 4paws@netrax.net
Recipe by: PASTA MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW # PS6560
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #495 by 4paws@netrax.net (Shermeyer-Gail) on
Mar 02, 1997.
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