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

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Cooking:

1 hour

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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.