Name: Christmas Eve Manicotti
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Eggs - 4; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Milk - 2 ¼ cups; Melted butter - ¼ cup; Vegetable oil, or more as needed - 1 tablespoon; Frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry - 1 (10 ounce) package; Ricotta cheese - 1 (15 ounce) container; Cream cheese, softened - 1 (3 ounce) package; Grated Parmesan cheese - ½ cup; Chopped fresh parsley - ¼ cup; Chopped green onion - 3 tablespoons; Onion Powder - 1 tablespoon; Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Eggs, lightly beaten - 2; Prepared marinara sauce, or as needed - 2 cups; Shredded mozzarella cheese, or to taste - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Christmas Eve Manicotti

1. Eggs 4

2. Salt ¼ teaspoon

3. All-purpose flour 2 cups

4. Milk 2 ¼ cups

5. Melted butter ¼ cup

6. Vegetable oil, or more as needed 1 tablespoon

7. Frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry 1 (10 ounce) package

8. Ricotta cheese 1 (15 ounce) container

9. Cream cheese, softened 1 (3 ounce) package

10. Grated Parmesan cheese ½ cup

11. Chopped fresh parsley ¼ cup

12. Chopped green onion 3 tablespoons

13. Onion Powder 1 tablespoon

14. Dried oregano 1 teaspoon

15. Salt ½ teaspoon

16. Eggs, lightly beaten 2

17. Prepared marinara sauce, or as needed 2 cups

18. Shredded mozzarella cheese, or to taste 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Christmas Eve Manicotti

1 . Stage

Whisk 4 eggs and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a bowl; gradually whisk flour into eggs, alternating with milk, to make a smooth batter. Whisk melted butter into batter; refrigerate at least 1 hour.

2 . Stage

Pour vegetable oil into a small bowl. Heat a small skillet over medium heat; brush skillet with vegetable oil using a pastry brush. Ladle in enough batter to lightly cover the bottom of the skillet, about 1/4 cup; swirl skillet to cover bottom completely. Cook crepe until it turns lightly golden brown on the bottom; flip and cook until other side has small brown spots. Repeat with remaining batter, brushing the skillet with oil as needed to prevent crepes from sticking; set cooked crepes aside between layers of waxed paper.

3 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4 . Stage

Lightly mix spinach, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, green onion, onion powder, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 2 eggs in a bowl until filling is thoroughly combined.

5 . Stage

Spread 1 cup marinara sauce into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place a crepe onto a work surface and spoon about 3 tablespoons filling, or more as needed, in a line down the center of each crepe. Roll crepe over filling and set into sauce in pan; repeat with remaining crepes and filling, laying filled crepes into pan. Spread remaining marinara sauce over filled crepes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and mozzarella cheese is melted and slightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes.