Four Cheese Manicotti in Cream Sauce
Back to listIngredients:
- 1 large onion diced fine or shredded
- 1 lb mushroom sliced
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1/2 cup flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese grated
- salt and pepper
- 1 lb ricotta cheese
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese diced
- 1/2 cup romano cheese grated
- 1/4 cup walnuts finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 3 eggs
- 1 dash nutmeg
Steps:
- Saute onion and mushrooms if using in butter 5 minutes; stir in flour
- Gradually stir in milk; stir over low heat until sauce bubbles and thickens
- Stir in 1 cup Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste; set aside
- Cook manicotti shells according to package directions; drain and cover with cold water
- Mix together ricotta mozzarella Romano and remaining Parmesan cheese; add walnuts parsley and eggs
- Season to taste with salt pepper and nutmeg
- Drain manicotti shells; stuff with cheese mixture
- Place shells side by side in a greased shallow baking pan; spoon sauce over all
- Bake in preheated 400F oven 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and golden