Chicken Manicotti with Broccoli Slaw
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Mann’s Broccoli Cole Slaw® gives a nutritional boost to an easy and delicious weeknight chicken manicotti! Parmesan Cheese teams up with rosemary, parsley and basil to boost a lemon scented ricotta, chicken, and broccoli cole slaw filling. This dish is easy to make into a delicious vegetarian main dish or side dish by simply omitting the chicken and adding more broccoli cole slaw!
- Prep time
- 15 mins
- Cook time
- 30 mins
- Yield
- 6 servings or 1 (9x13inch) baking pan
Ingredients
- 3 cups Mann’s Broccoli Cole Slaw®
- 1 (8 oz) box manicotti shells
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken breast
- 1 (15 oz) low fat ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, extra for garnish
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons finely minced fresh rosemary
- 2 teaspoons dried onions
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 (25 oz) jar Tomato and Basil pasta sauce
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup basil leaves, ripped or whole if small or 2 teaspoons minced parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400Âş F. In a pasta pot, bring 4-6 quarts of salted water to a boil. Add broccoli cole slaw and blanch for 90 seconds. Transfer blanched slaw from boiling water with the pasta pot colander or with a spider, and place in large mixing bowl. Add manicotti shells to boiling water and cook 6 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water.
- Meanwhile, add to the blanched slaw, chicken, ricotta, Parmesan, zest, lemon juice, rosemary, onions, basil, parsley, garlic, and black pepper. Salt to taste. Stuff shells with filling.
- Pour 1 cup pasta sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange stuffed shells in a baking dish in a single layer. Pour remaining sauce over shells and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. 
 Cover with foil; bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese and basil leaves.
Cook’s notes
1. “Salted water” means about 1 tablespoon of salt has been added to water before blanching Mann’s Broccoli Cole Slaw®.2. Fresh basil and parsley can be substituted for the dried herbs by simply doubling the amount. Dried herbs are used for ease!
3. To make this dish vegetarian or as a side dish simply omit the chicken and add 2 extra cups of blanched Mann’s Broccoli Cole Slaw®.
