Manicotti Recipe!!!

I have never eaten or made manicotti before, but it looked really good!  So I thought, heck, let's try it!  I have really begun to love finding recipes and then trying to make them!  It really is enjoyable to me!  Well this manicotti recipe turned out AMAZING!  I felt like I was in an Italian restaurant haha!  I was really pleased with the outcome!  The recipe tells you hot to make the noodles (which are crepes) and the filling!  I used my own pasta sauce, but I am sure if you want to find a recipe for pasta sauce from scratch it would turn out great!  The only thing this time is I should've added more sauce (I thought I had a lot whoops!), but next time I definitely will!  I halved everything so there were 8 manicottis, but I will give you the full recipe!  Here you go!!

6 Servings (18 crepes)        Prep: 70 min. Bake: 40 min.

Ingredients 

CREPE NOODLES:

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 

FILLING:

• 1-1/2 pounds ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 jar (26 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
• Shredded Romano cheese, optional

Directions

• Place flour in a bowl; whisk in milk, eggs and salt until smooth. 

•    Heat a lightly greased 8-in. skillet; pour about 2 tablespoons batter (I ended up using a 1/2 cup and didn't fill the whole thing up...it was MUCH easier!) into center of skillet. Spread into a 5-in. circle (Swirl the pan in a circle motion off of the burner to spread the batter). Cook over medium heat until set; do not brown or turn (I turned it after the once side was down just to cook the other side...but I had it only there for like 10 seconds). Repeat with remaining batter, making 18 crepes. Stack crepes with waxed paper in between; set aside. 

•   For filling, combine cheeses, egg and parsley. Spoon 3-4 tablespoons down the center of each crepe; roll up.

  

•   Pour half of the spaghetti sauce into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Place crepes, seam side down, over sauce; pour remaining sauce over top. 

•  Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 minutes longer or until heated through. Sprinkle with Romano cheese if desired.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (3 each) equals 480 calories, 22 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 201 mg cholesterol, 1,128 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 27 g protein.