chefkellydigby's Recipe

NEW WAVE CHICKEN MANICOTTI

Category: PASTA

Ingredients:

12 Egg Roll wrappers-these can be used directly out of the package.

Barilla Lasagna sheets can also be used.
Soak in hot water to make piable.

3 ounces Cream Cheese With Chives
2/3 cup ricotta-fresh if you can get it!
1/4 cup shredded asiago cheese
1/4 cup shredded reggianno cheese
3 cups Chicken or turkey Cooked and Diced
1 cup frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and chopped.
1 clove garlic minced
1 cup sliced FRESH spinach leaves
1/2 cup Al Fredo Sauce- favorite brand
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
12 slices of proscuitto or deli ham sliced thinly.
2 cups Alfredo Sauce for topping.
1 fresh ball of mozarella cheese, sliced and set aside.
For Serving:
Fresh basil thinly chopped
Fresh roma tomatoes sliced

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F.

Filling: Stir all the ingredients except ham/proscuitto slices and fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and fresh basil together in mixing bowl. Set aside.

If you are using the egg roll wrappers, you will need to work quickly and make sure they are as fresh as possible-older wraps tend to get hard to work with.
Spread 1/2 cup of the sauce on the bottom of a 13x9" baking dish.
To roll manicotti:
Lay out the egg roll wrapper or Barilla softened lasagan sheet.

Place a slice of proscuitto or ham slice on each wrapper or lasagna sheet.

Put approximately 1/3 cups of filling at the narrow end of each wrapper or sheet.
Roll them carefully as tightly as possible.
Place each seam side down in the prepared 13 x 9" baking dish.

Bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and place slices of fresh mozarella evenly on the manicotti.
Put back into the oven and continue baking until cheese is browned & bubbly.
Remove from the oven and top with fresh choped basil and sliced tomatoes.

When using Barilla lasagna sheets-which are very close to home made tasing, you can make them pliable by spaking them in hot water briefly.
These also freeze well before or after they are baked. DO not place fresh basil on top if you plan to bake them it will turn black & yukky!