Brad's crab florentine manicotti w/ parmesan, basil, caper sauce
Brad's crab florentine manicotti w/ parmesan, basil, caper sauce

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To make the sauce: in a saucepan over medium heat melt butter. Fill each cooked shell with crab/cheese filling using clean hands. Place in a single layer in prepared baking dish.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have brad's crab florentine manicotti w/ parmesan, basil, caper sauce using 21 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Brad's crab florentine manicotti w/ parmesan, basil, caper sauce:
  1. Take For the manicotti
  2. Take 2 cups lump crab meat
  3. Take 2 cups ricotta cheese
  4. Prepare 1 cup chopped baby spinach
  5. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  6. Take 1 tbs minced garlic
  7. Make ready 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
  8. Get 1 box manicotti noodles
  9. Take For the sauce
  10. Make ready 1/2 medium onion, diced
  11. Make ready 1 tbs olive oil
  12. Prepare 1 tbs minced garlic
  13. Get 1 tbs capers brined in white balsamic vinegar
  14. Take 2 cups half and half
  15. Take 2 tsp granulated chicken bouillon
  16. Make ready 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  17. Get Around 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  18. Take Other ingredients
  19. Make ready 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella
  20. Take 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
  21. Make ready Fresh basil leaves for garnish

Stuff large, uncooked tubes of manicotti with a delectable blend of spinach, cottage and ricotta cheese. See more ideas about Manicotti, Manicotti recipe, Italian recipes. Manicotti with Italian Sausage and Cream Cheese Sauce. Enjoy this Italian meaty Manicotti dish!

Steps to make Brad's crab florentine manicotti w/ parmesan, basil, caper sauce:
  1. Boil 6 qts water in a large pot. Salt to taste. Add manicotti noodles and boil 6 minutes. Strain in a colander and rinse with cold water. They will seem too al dente, but they will soften in 15 to 20 minutes. This is how you dont overcook the noodles and they will hold together better when stuffing them.
  2. While this is cooking mix the rest of the manicotti ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Heat a large frying pan on medium heat. Add oil. Saute onions until they just start to brown. Add garlic and capers. Make sure to get a little caper brine in there too. Saute another 2 minutes.
  4. Add cream, basil, and bouillon. Slowly bring to a simmer.
  5. Meanwhile, stuff noodles with the filling. I used a butter knife. It seems to be a bit easier on the noodles.
  6. Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Arrange stuffed noodles in it.
  7. When sauce starts to simmer, slowly add mozzarella until sauce thickens a bit.
  8. Pour sauce over noodles and top with remaining cheeses. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 minutes on the middle rack.
  9. Change your oven over to high broiler. All broilers are different, so keep an eye on it. I went another 10 minutes. You want the cheese to just start browning on top.
  10. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes. Serve with fresh basil leaves for garnish. Enjoy.

Serve it in crab shells or stuffed into shrimp, local rockfish or even lobster tails - you can't go wrong! Fill each shell with the ricotta mixture. Freeze leftovers in individual portions so each serving can be quickly reheated in the microwave. It's a basic Parmesan white sauce fragrant with garlic, onions, and, of course, a whole bag of sautéed baby spinach. Baked in a trusty casserole dish, this polenta Florentine is vegetarian comfort food at its finest.

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