Manicotti with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:

8 Big manicotti pasta shells(or somethin similar)

2 sweet red peppers

2 tsp of olive oil

1/2 cup of 1% milk

1 tsp of garlic, minced

1 1/2 cups of low-fat ricotta cheese

3/4 cup of spinach, thawed and chopped, and excess water must be gently squeezed out

6 tbsp of shredded Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup of prepared pesto sauce, (can be found in frozen pasta section)

4 chopped green onions(white part mostly) 

1 tsp of Italian seasoning

Some  salt and pepper to taste

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Shells Recipe

Ingredients:

12 ounes box of jumbo shells

1 16 ounces container of ricotta cheese

1 cup of Italian blend cheese, grated

3/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese

12 ounces of cottage cheese

1 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of pepper

dash of ground nutmeg

24 ounces of your preffered marinara sauce

1 1/2 cups of grated mozzerella cheese

10 ounces frozen spinach. Must be defrosted with the liquid wrung out

MARINATED CHEESE AND OLIVES RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:

3 oz. of cubed cheddar cheese

3 oz. of cubed Havarti

3 oz. New Zealander or Parmentino(also cubed)

1/4 cup of green olives

1/4 cup of black olives

1 tbsp of olive oil

1 tbsp of vinegar

1/2 tsp of dried Italian herbs

PESTO CHICKEN HOMEMADE PIZZA RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:

Enough pizza dough for 2 crusts, each crust should be about 10-inches

3/4 cup of basil pesto

2 cups of shredded/cut up roasted chicken

1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese

Sausage and Mushroom Stuffed Crust Pizza Recipe

Ingredients:

Crust:

2 cups of all-purpose flour

1 envelope of pizza crust yeasts (Fleischmann®) 

1 1/2  tsp of sugar

3/4 tsp salt

2/3 cup very warm water (about 130 degrees F)*

3 tbsp of oil

4 sticks (1 oz. each) of string cheese

Toppings:

3/4 or more cup of pizza sauce

1 cup of mushrooms, sliced

1/2 lb of browned and drained Italian sausage, 

4 - 8  ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese

Grilled Chicken Caprese Pasta Recipe

Ingredients

2 medium chicken breast halves that are grilled and diced into strips

9 ounces of Rigatoni or Penne pasta

2 cups fire roasted tomato pasta sauce (Classico is Great)

1/2 cup of heavy cream

1/3 cup of finely grated Romano Cheese

1 finely minced garlic clove 

red pepper flakes, to taste (this is optional, for added heat)

Salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 pint grape tomatoes that is diced into halves

12 ounces of grated fresh mozzarella

16 fresh Basil leaves, (chopped fairly small)

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Italian Crock Pot Lasagna Recipe

Lasagna Ingredients:

2 pounds of cooked ground hamburger meat

1/2  of chopped onion

2 jars of marinara sauce 

1/2 box of uncooked lasagna noodles

1 (2 pounds) tub of ricotta cheese

2-3 cups of mozzarella cheese

1 beaten egg 

1/2 tsp of salt