No-shell manicotti = AWESOME!!!

I finally got to try my recipe out and it was AWESOME!!!  It was better than most manicotti in restaurants!  I adjusted the recipe quite a bit to make it friendly to WLS people.  It makes individual cups just the right size for us to eat.

Here it is again for anyone who wants to try it!

No-Shell Manicotti

1 15 ounce container of ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups of lowfat mozzarella
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
1 egg beaten
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce (I like Classico 5 Cheese)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Combine ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, parmesan, egg and spices in a bowl.  Add cupcake cups to a muffin pan.  Add a little spaghetti sauce to the bottom of each cup.  Spoon mixture evenly among the 12 cupcake cups.  Make a small indentation in the middle of the cheese mixture.  Spoon spaghetti sauce into the indentation being careful not to overfill.  Cover with aluminum foil.

Cook in preheated oven for 30 minutes.  Uncover, sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese and a pinch of parmesan on top and cook for 5 more minutes.

Makes 12 individual servings

Thanks for posting this again Winn.  Since I'm on mushies again, I'm definitely going to try this.  I love manicotti, so I'm sure this will be delicious!

Thanks again!

Marsha

Sounds delish and easy to do.  Thanks for the idea!  I hope you are feeling better today!

Thanks Jay, Sounds Yummo

That sounds yummy.  I'll have to try it this week and the cupcake pan size sounds perfect for the tiny tummy.

I am soooooooooooooooo making this!! I love Italian anything!! The muffin tins makes this so easy to make and freeze. I vacuum seal all of my many meals! Thanks Win!

Thanks for posting this!  How yummy!

HIJACK - Hey Jay bro - how ya feeling? I know you were not feeling well last week when I saw you at WW and had the IV's.  Things getting better?????

Thanks for the texts - sorry work had me all busy busy and then basketball....yada yada... 

Ruth

I'm getting better.  Doctor Greg gave me some meds to help and 3 bags of IV fluids rehydrated me.  I'm back at work and feeling much more normal.  I'm trying my best to stay on top of my fluid consumption so it won't happen again.

Thanks for stopping by!  I appreciate the support.  These crazy complications are NO fun!

I agree - complications are definitely not fun.  The only thing I can say about it is - you definitely figure out later that something may not be right a lot quicker!!  Just listen to your body-it is a big lesson in all of this and will serve you well in the future.

You're doing awesome and you have a great attitude.  Soon you will be able to get moving and things will be even more unbelievable!  I guess that was a well timed post on the dehydration symptoms.  I probably should put that up there once a week during the summer... Like I can remember to do anything once a week!!  

Hang in there, that roller coaster is moving fast!!  R