Ingredients:
14 manicotti shells
1 lb. part skim ricotta cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
8 oz. crab meat, lumps
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
3 Tbsp parsley, finely chopped
1/4 cup panko crumbs
2-3 cups tomato sauce
3 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
In large pot add water and salt and bring to a boil
Add the noodles and cook for 8-10 minutes (noodles need to be tender)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Remove the pan and drain the noodles and run cold water over noodles so that they are easy to handle
In large bowl combine ricotta, mozzarella, crab, salt, pepper, parsley and panko crumbs
Stir the mixture so that everything is well blended
Grab one manicotti noodle at a time and start stuffing the mixture down the side
Pack the noodle pretty good and you can even have some of the stuffing coming out
In a casserole dish pour some of the tomato sauce on the bottom so that’s is well covered
Lay the noodles down and top with the remaining tomato sauce all over the noodles
Add more sauce if the noodles are not well covered
The manicotti may tend to dry out if its not covered in the sauce
Cook for 30 minutes and in the last 10 minutes remove and top with the Parmesan cheese