Aunt Lena's Manicotti
This delicate, velvety, and airy manicotti is heavenly. Homemade crepes filled with a ricotta cheese mixture.
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Ingredients
Marinara
- 2 canned tomatoes diced, undrained
- 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon salt
- ½ teaspoon dry oregano
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh basil
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Crepes
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cups water
- 1 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoons melted divided
Cheese Filling
- 16 oz ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup mozzarella Shredded
- ¼ cup parmesan freshly grated
- 3 egg
- ¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Making the Crepes
- In a blender combine eggs, and water. Add flour and salt and blend well until there are no lumps of flour. Cover and refrigerate for 1-hour.
- Brush melted butter in an 8-in. nonstick skillet and heat the pan.
- Stir crepe batter and pour ¼ cup into the center of the skillet. Tilt and swirl the pan so the batter distributes evenly. Cook until the crepe sides pull away and the center appears dry for about 1 minute.
- With a spatula turn and cook the other side for 15 seconds. Remove it from the pan and continue making the crepes until all the batter is gone.
- Stack the cooked crepes on top of each other with parchment paper in between.
Making the Filling
- In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan cheese and some chopped parsley.
- Taste and season it with salt and pepper.
- Whisk the eggs and mix into the cheese.
Assembling
- Place the crepes on a surface with the "right side" out. (That's the side that you cooked first, which is flatter and smoother; you want that side to be outside when you roll your manicotti.)
- Evenly distribute the filling (about 1/4 cup) filling down the center of each crepe.
- In a baking dish, drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil and half of the marinara sauce.
- Roll and fold the crepes with the filling and place them in the sauce seam side down
- Cover and bake at 375° for 20-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°F internal temperature.
