Award-winning chef. Successful restaurateur. Iron Chef judge. Social media star. Donatella Arpaia has done it all. Still her favorite thing to do is working in the kitchen, creating inspiring dishes using the freshest, most authentic ingredients—including Galbani® cheese. Explore her latest menu ideas and learn tricks of the trade from this inspirational entrepreneur.

Galbani® Three-Cheese Manicotti

INGREDIENTS

10 Packaged manicotti shells
16 oz. Galbani Whole Milk Ricotta
2½ cups Galbani Premio Shredded Mozzarella, divided
½ cup Galbani Grated Parmesan, plus extra for topping
½ cup Fresh Italian flat leaf parsley finely grated, plus 2 tbsp. roughly chopped for garnish
½ tsp. Kosher salt
½ tsp. Freshly ground black pepper
1 Large egg
16 oz. Marinara sauce
   

METHOD

  1. Coat a 9"×13" baking dish with 1 cup marinara. Preheat oven to 350°F.
     
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, thoroughly combine Ricotta, Mozzarella, Parmesan, finely grated parsley, salt, pepper, and egg. Set aside.
     
  3. Cook the manicotti according to package directions and rinse in cold water so they are cool enough to handle.
     
  4. Stuff the manicotti shells with the cheese mixture.
     
  5. Line the stuffed manicotti in an even layer in the prepared baking dish on top of the sauce. Cover with remaining cheese mixture and sauce. Bake stuffed manicotti for 20 minutes, and then remove from oven.
     
  6. For the last 5 minutes of cooking, set the oven to broil. Sprinkle the extra Parmesan on top of the manicotti, and place back in oven until the Parmesan topping becomes a golden crust.
     
  7. Remove the stuffed manicotti from oven and let rest for few minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley just before serving.

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