Cabot Creamery Crab & Pasta Recipe

Crabmeat Manicotti

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Cabot Creamery Crab Manicotti Recipe

Recipe: Crabmeat Manicotti

Ingredients

1/2 cups Cabot No Fat Cottage Cheese
2 cups Cabot 50% Light Cheddar Shredded Cheese
6 oz. fresh crabmeat – flaked
2 Tbs. fresh parsley – minced
1 Tbs. onion – minced
1 tsp. dried basil
2 1/2 cups tomato sauce
12 manicotti shells – cooked until almost tender (al dente)
salt & pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In large bowl, combine cottage cheese, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, crabmeat, parsley, onion, and basil.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Pour 2 cups tomato sauce into shallow baking dish.
Stuff shells with equal amounts of cheese mixture and place on top of sauce.
Spoon remaining sauce over shells, cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
Uncover and sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese.
Return to oven and bake 5 minutes more.