Tuna Stuffed Manicotti with Cheese Sauce

Total time: 50min   Serves: 7

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Ingredients
 8 oz Creamette® Manicotti
 3 tbsp butter
 2 tbsp flour
 1.75 cups milk
 8 oz shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
 8 oz part-skim ricotta cheese
 1 (5 oz.) tuna, drained and flaked
 1 eggs, slightly beaten
 1 (2.25 oz.) sliced ripe olives, drained
 0.33 cup celery, chopped
 2 oz shredded Parmesan cheese
 1 tbsp dried parsley flakes
Cooking Directions
1

 Preheat oven 375º F.

2

 Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain. Cut each pasta tube lengthwise and lay flat. Cover with a damp paper towel.

3

 Meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan; stir in flour. Continue to stir and cook 1 minute. Add milk; cook, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat; add shredded sharp cheddar cheese. Stir until cheese is melted and sauce is smooth.

4

 In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, tuna, egg, olives, celery, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. parsley, salt and pepper.

5

 In a 9 x 13-inch baking dish spread 1/2 cup cheese sauce. On each pasta piece, drop 2 tablespoons ricotta mixture at one end. Roll and place, seam side down, in single layer in prepared dish.

6

 Spread remaining cheese sauce over pasta, covering pasta completely; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.

7

 Cover with foil; bake 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly. 

Ingredients

Ingredients
 8 oz Creamette® Manicotti
 3 tbsp butter
 2 tbsp flour
 1.75 cups milk
 8 oz shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
 8 oz part-skim ricotta cheese
 1 (5 oz.) tuna, drained and flaked
 1 eggs, slightly beaten
 1 (2.25 oz.) sliced ripe olives, drained
 0.33 cup celery, chopped
 2 oz shredded Parmesan cheese
 1 tbsp dried parsley flakes

Directions

Cooking Directions
1

 Preheat oven 375º F.

2

 Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain. Cut each pasta tube lengthwise and lay flat. Cover with a damp paper towel.

3

 Meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan; stir in flour. Continue to stir and cook 1 minute. Add milk; cook, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat; add shredded sharp cheddar cheese. Stir until cheese is melted and sauce is smooth.

4

 In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, tuna, egg, olives, celery, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. parsley, salt and pepper.

5

 In a 9 x 13-inch baking dish spread 1/2 cup cheese sauce. On each pasta piece, drop 2 tablespoons ricotta mixture at one end. Roll and place, seam side down, in single layer in prepared dish.

6

 Spread remaining cheese sauce over pasta, covering pasta completely; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.

7

 Cover with foil; bake 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly. 

Notes

Tuna Stuffed Manicotti with Cheese Sauce

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