Healthy Spinach Chicken Manicotti Recipe | Easy & Delicious

INGREDIENTS

8 uncooked manicotti shells 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1 container (16 ounces) fat-free cottage cheese 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) no-salt-added spaghetti sauce, divided

PREPARATION:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt. Drain; set aside.
2. Meanwhile, fill medium saucepan with water. Add salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat; add chicken. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, covered, about 30 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink in center. Remove chicken from saucepan. Cool slightly; shred.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 11X7-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Combine spinach, cottage cheese, blue cheese, garlic, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and chicken in large bowl. Pour half the spaghetti sauce into bottom of prepared pan. Fill manicotti with chicken mixture; place in sauce in pan. Top with remaining spaghetti sauce. Bake, covered, 20 minutes or until heated through.

This recipe appears in: Italian NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Sodium 742 mg Protein 48 g Fiber 3 g Carbohydrate 61 g Cholesterol 62 mg Saturated Fat 4 g Total Fat 13 g Calories from Fat 21 % Calories 557 DIETARY EXCHANGE: Meat 4-1/2 Vegetable 3 Starch 3 Fat 1/2