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                       Savory Meat Filled Manicotti

Recipe By     : Hershey Kitchens
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:12
Categories    : Ground Meat                      Pasta/Rice

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  14      pcs           manicotti pasta -- uncooked
     1/2  tsp           olive oil
   1      lb            ground chicken breast, skinless
     3/4  c             onions -- chopped
   1      c             fat-free mozzarella cheese -- grated
   4                    egg whites -- slightly beaten
     1/4  c             white bread crumbs
     1/4  c             fat-free parmesan cheese
     3/4  tsp           oregano
     1/2  tsp           salt
     1/8  tsp           black pepper
   1 3/4  c             Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
   1      c             fat-free mozzarella cheese -- grated

Cook manicotti according to package directions; drain. Cool in single layer
on foil. Preheat oven to 350. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add
chicken and onions. Cook until chicken is no longer pink and onions are
tender. Stir in 1 cup mozzarella cheese, egg whites, bread crumbs, parmesan
cheese, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Fill each cooled pasta tube with
about 1/4 cup meat filling. Spread thin layer of spaghetti sauce on bottom
of 13 x 9" pan. Place filled pasta in prepared pan; cover with remaining
sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, covered, for 45
minutes or until hot and bubbly.

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Per serving: 310 Calories; 4g Fat (12% calories from fat); 32g Protein; 34g
Carbohydrate; 113mg Cholesterol; 894mg Sodium

NOTES :  Make Ahead Directions: Do not bake. Cover baking dish tightly with
plastic wrap; then foil. Freeze up to 2 months. Remove foil and plastic
wrap; replace foil. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit 1 hour, 30 minutes or
until hot and bubbly.
To make individual portions, prepare as directed in recipe above except
place two manicotti into each of seven small microwave-safe dishes. Do not
bake. Cover tightly. Freeze up to 2 months. Microwave each dish, loosely
covered, at MEDIUM (50%) 7 to 9 minutes or until hot, turning dish 1/2 turn
halfway through cooking time. If thawed in refrigerator overnight,
microwave at HIGH (100%) 2-1/2 minutes or until hot.