christmas eve manicotti

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• crepes:
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or more as needed
• filling:
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry frozen chopped spinach - thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 tablespoons chopped green onion
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups prepared marinara sauce, or as needed
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, or to taste

Recipe

Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 3 hrs


• 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.
• 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.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 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.
• spread 1 cup marinara sauce into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. place a crepe 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.
• bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and mozzarella cheese is melted and slightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes.