Monday, January 18, 2010

I made this for dinner tonight....oh. my. gosh. It was SO good!
Definitely add this to your recipe box!!

Pesto Chicken Manicotti
1 jar (16 oz.) Alfredo pasta sauce
1 1/2 cups wated
1 tsp. garlic powder
3 chicken breasts, sliced in strips
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
12 uncooked manicotti pasta shells
2 cups. shredded mozzarells cheese
1 large tomato, diced
1/3 cup basil pesto

Directions:
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.
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.
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.


1 comment:

Meka said...

hey so I am meal planning using your recipes this week!! I am so excited to try these especially!!