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Cheesy Manicotti

Prep Time:
40 min

Total Time:
1 hr 25 min

Makes:
7 servings, two stuffed shells each

What You Need

1 pkg. (8 oz.) sliced mushrooms

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 egg whites

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained

1 container (15 oz.) part-skim ricotta cheese

1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided

1/3 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

1 pkg. (8 oz.) manicotti shells (14 shells), cooked, drained

2 cups spaghetti sauce

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook 5 min. on medium heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Beat egg whites lightly in medium bowl. Add mushroom mixture, spinach, ricotta cheese and half each of the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; mix well. Spoon evenly into manicotti shells.

PLACE in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with spaghetti sauce.

BAKE 40 min. or until heated through. Top with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; continue baking 5 min. or until mozzarella cheese is melted.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Makeover - How We Did It

We've recreated this Italian classic using better-for-you ingredients to save you 140 calories and 15g of fat, including 6g of sat fat per serving. We substituted part-skim ricotta and KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese. Then, we added spinach and mushrooms to the filling so we didn't need as much cheese.

Substitute

Substitute BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Cottage Cheese for the ricotta cheese and KRAFT 100% Grated Romano Cheese for the Parmesan cheese.

Substitute

Substitute frozen chopped broccoli for the spinach.

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by a cook on 11/16/2008
" I didn't like the ricotta cheese in it. It made it taste disgusting. "

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Nutrition Infomation

Calories

340

Total fat

11 g

Saturated fat

6 g

Cholesterol

30 mg

Sodium

640 mg

Carbohydrate

37 g

Dietary fiber

4 g

Sugars

6 g

Protein

23 g

Vitamin A

110 %DV

Vitamin C

30 %DV

Calcium

60 %DV

Iron

15 %DV

Healthy Living Information

Good source of calcium

Low calorie

Good source of vitamin A or C

Diet Exchange

2 Starch + 1 Vegetable + 2 Meat (L) + 1 Fat

Nutrition Bonus

Calcium is a key nutrient for bone health at any age. The combination of ricotta and 2% mozzarella cheeses provides calcium in this delicious, low calorie meal. As an added bonus, the spinach is high in vitamin A.