Ingredients
Stuffing
Preparation
- In a large pot, cook the pasta in salted boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Sauce
- In a saucepan, soften the onion, garlic, and celery in the olive oil. Deglaze with the wine.
- Add the tomatoes and pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
- Add the basil. Adjust the seasoning. Set aside.
Stuffing
- In a skillet, sauté the spinach in the oil until the water has completely evaporated. Add the cambozola cheese and cook until melted. Pour into a bowl.
- Whisk in the ricotta, egg, flour, and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper.
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 190 °C (375 °F).
- Pour half the sauce into a 33 x 23-cm (13 x 9-inch) baking dish. With a pastry bag, generously fill each manicotti wit hthe cheese and spinach filling and place them side by side in the baking dish. Drizzle with the remaining sauce.
- Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for about 45 minutes.
Note
The Ricotta, Cambozola and Spinach-Stuffed Manicotti can be frozen.