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Manicotti Florentine For The Microwave
8 Manicotti, Cooked And
-Drained
1 lb Ground Beef
3/4 cup Onion, Finely Chopped
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs
2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese, Grated
1 10 Oz Pkg Frozen Chopped
-Spinach, Thawed
3 Eggs, Slightly Beaten
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper

SAUCE

4 tbsp Olive Oil
1 cup Onion, Chopped
1 Clove Garlic, Minced
1/2 tsp Dried Basil
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Dried Oregano
1/4 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Sugar
1 29 0Z Can Tomatoes
1 6 Oz Can Tomato Paste


Put the meat and onions in a 1 1/2 qt. covered casserole. Cover and
cook until all redness is gone from the meat, 5-7 minutes breaking up
the meat and stirring twice. Drain fat from cooked meat. Drain excess
liquid from the spinach and set aside to add to sauce.

Mix the meat, spinach, and remaining ingredients. Stuff gently into
the cooked and drained manicotti. Place the manicotti in a single
layer in a 2 qt. (12"x9") rectangular casserole. Cover with the
sauce. Cover loosely with waxed paper and cook 10 minutesin the
microwave oven on high power. Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle top with
more parmesan cheese of desired.

***Sauce: Mix all ingredients and cook, covered, in a 2-quart
casserole in the microwave oven fore 20 minutes, stirring
occasionally.

NOTES : Prepared sauce may be used instead of the sauce recipe
mentioned.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #

Recipe by: International Gourmet Cooking for the Microwave by Phe

From: Dianne Larson Ward

Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 23:58:35 +0000
 


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