Pesto-Chicken Manicotti

Clever steps and easy ingredients, like prepared pesto and pre-cut chicken tenders, help you make perfect stuffed pasta in less time.

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ingredients 9
Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

1: jar (16 oz) Alfredo pasta sauce

1 1/2: cups water

1: teaspoon garlic powder

1: package (1 1/4 lb) uncooked chicken breast tenders (not breaded) (14 tenders)

1: teaspoon Italian seasoning

14: uncooked manicotti pasta shells (8 oz)

2: cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)

1: large tomato, chopped (1 cup)

1/3: cup basil pesto

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix pasta sauce, water and garlic powder. In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spread about one-third (1 cup) of the pasta sauce mixture.
2 In medium bowl, sprinkle chicken tenders with Italian seasoning. Stuff chicken into uncooked manicotti shells. Place shells on pasta sauce in baking dish. Pour remaining pasta sauce mixture evenly over shells, covering completely.
3 Cover with foil. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until shells are tender. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered 2 to 4 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with tomato. Serve with pesto.

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Expert Tips

For more garlic flavor, use a garlic-flavored Alfredo sauce.

Don’t have chicken tenders? Just cut 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts into long strips to make about 14 pieces.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 600
Calories from Fat: 310),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 34g; 34%
(Saturated Fat 18g, 18% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 120mg; 120%;
Sodium: 610mg; 610%;
Total Carbohydrate: 35g; 35%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 2g 2% ),
Protein: 37g; 37%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 20%;
Vitamin C: 4%;
Calcium: 40%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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AshinOK

report Posted Dec. 7, 2010 3:38 PM

Made this for a friend with a new baby. The presentation was impressive, the receipe was okay. I added skim milk to the canned alfredo sauce to make the sauce spread more and to take out some of the "in a jar" flavor. This receipe kept very well as a pre-make and heat up meal. Would most certainly make again.