Planning
an elegant dinner for two? With little work, you can prepare these
cheese-filled pasta shells topped with a rich, creamy sauce.







Prep Time: 15 min


Total Time: 35 min


Makes: 2 servings

Pasta
4	uncooked manicotti pasta shells
Garlic-Mushroom Sauce
1	tablespoon butter or margarine
2	cups sliced fresh mushrooms (5 oz)
2	tablespoons chopped onion
2	cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/3	cup dry sherry, dry white wine or Progresso® chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
1	teaspoon lemon juice
1/4	teaspoon lemon pepper
1/8	teaspoon salt
1/2	cup whipping cream
Filling
1	package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
3	tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
2	tablespoons chopped onion
1/2	teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4	cup diced cooked ham
1	tablespoon chopped fresh chives or 1 teaspoon freeze-dried chives

1.	Heat oven to 375°F. Cook and drain manicotti shells as directed on package.
2.	In 3-quart saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Cook mushrooms, 2 tablespoons onion and garlic in butter about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in sherry, lemon juice, lemon pepper and salt. Cook over medium-high heat about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until almost all liquid has evaporated. Stir in whipping cream. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil over medium-high heat about 1 minute, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened.
3.	In small bowl, mix cream cheese, feta cheese, 2 tablespoons onion and the Worcestershire sauce with fork until well blended. Stir in ham and chives. Fill each shell with about 3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture, using small spoon.
4.	Pour half of sauce unto ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish. Arrange filled shells in dish. Spoon remaining sauce over shells. Cover and bake about 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

I'm going to have to stay OUT of the cooking threads.

hey linda.
Purchase the whole wheat pasta! then you can have that once a week!!!

it's fabulous!

I'll check into that. Thanks Kimmie. I do copy these recipes to a notepad and print them out.

What a great recipe! I haven't had manicotti in quite some time. Oh, I bet the mushroom garlic sauce would taste good on ravioli, too.

Thanks Kimmie! You've given me something new to serve

I love cheese manicotti...do you have a good recipe that you've used yourself? I can't each mushrooms. Oh and can you recommend a good whole wheat pasta?

Thanks Kimmie!