Creamy Chicken Manicotti

Servings: 8

Prep Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

ingredients

8 dried manicotti shells

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1/4 cup butter

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups whole milk

1 6 ounce package Tyson Grilled & Ready Refrigerated Chicken Breast Strips, finely chopped

1/2 cup chopped cooked ham

1 egg yoke

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 1/4 cups grated Parmesan cheese

1 15 ounce container ricotta cheese

Freshly ground nutmeg (optional)

Snipped fresh flat-leave parsley (optional)

directions

1.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain and set aside.

2.

For sauce, in a medium saucepan cook onion in hot butter over medium heat 4 minutes or until tender but not brown. Stir in flour and salt. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; set aside.

3.

For filling, in a medium bowl combine Grilled & Ready® Chicken Breast Strips, ham, egg yolk, the 1/2teaspoon nutmeg, 1 cup of the Parmesan cheese, and the ricotta cheese. Pour about 1/2 cup of the sauce into a buttered 2-quart rectangular baking dish; spread in a thin layer over bottom of dish.

4.

Use a pastry tube fitted with the largest tip to pipe the filling into cooked manicotti. (Or carefully spoon about 1/3 cup of filling into each shell.) Arrange filled manicotti in baking dish in a single layer. Pour remaining sauce over manicotti. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese over the sauce.

5.

Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes or until manicotti are light golden and heated through. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving. If desired, garnish with a sprinkling of ground nutmeg and parsley.

Serving Suggestion:

1.

To make ahead: Prepare manicotti as directed through Step 4. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. To serve, uncover and bake in a 400 degrees F oven 25-30 minutes or until manicotti are light golden and heated through. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving. If desired, garnish with ground nutmeg and parsley.

nutrition information

Per Serving: cal. (kcal) 353, Fat, total (g) 20, chol. (mg) 100, sat. fat (g) 12, carb. (g) 21, fiber (g) 1, pro. (g) 22, vit. A (IU) 632, vit. C (mg) 1, sodium (mg) 614, calcium (mg) 333, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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