Manicotti Shells

If you want a quick and easy Manicotti shell...this is the recipe to use! I wanted to make homemade Manicotti shells since I always used dry tubes that would split right open when I filled them. These came out perfect. I used less batter in the pan though. I like a paper thin Manicotti shell. I also used Non-Stick cooking spray instead of butter and no need to cook both sides, they are perfectly fine cooked on 1 side!

These are Cannelloni shells rather than Manicotti Shells (Manicotti are definitive tubes which are stuffed while Cannelloni are round, flat pasta or crepes rolled around filling). They turned out absolutely PERFECT though and I would highly recommend as these are so much easier to use than store-bought manicotti shells which always tear on me during the boiling process and are a pain in the butt to stuff. Not only that, these are tasty, foolproof, and uses ingredients one always has on hand. I used my smallest (6") non-stick frying pan, wiped with an oiled paper towel between 1/4 cupfuls of batter, tipping the pan immediately after pouring to get the batter evenly over the bottom of the pan and form perfect circles. After about 15 seconds I turned them over for another 10-15 seconds, took them out and put on waxed paper until ready to use. I used the filling and sauces from the "Manicotti Alla Romana" from this site (which I refer to as Cannelloni when using these batter shells), excellent! These are also awesome using a tiny bit of extra water and 1/8 cupful batter for crepes, this is a great recipe.

Quick and easy. I did change a couple of things. I used seltzer instead of water. After everything was mixed, I then ran the mixture through a seive and refrigerated for an hour. I used vegetable spray instead of butter in the fry pan. A couple minutes on each side at low heat is all it takes.

These manicottie shells turned out great! I didn't have a griddle so I just used a frying pan (they looked more like pancakes but tasted like manicottis). I added ingredients and folded the shells in, put pasta sauce over the top and baked for 40 minutes. Everyone loved them! Great recipe!

This was a very easy recipe. I made it wheat free by using gluten free flour in replace of the other flour. It still worked great, and now my daughter can eat them too!

Perfect recipe, Diane! I used this for making Cannelloni shells in a 7" fry pan. As you get down towards the end, you may need to add a bit of water. The longer it sits, the thicker it gets. Don't bother looking for another recipe, though. This is the one!

Wow! I've never made manicotti shells before, and these were delicious! At first I thought they would be too thick, but they turned out perfectly. I filled them with a spinach ricotta filling and topped them with homemade marinara sauce, baked them for 20 minutes and enjoyed them thoroughly! :)

These were good but very unpasta like. More like a crepe. I will probably keep as a crepe recipe though.

These were the bomb! Tender and sooo much better than store-bought shells. I cut the recipe in half and it made 8 shells. No modifications needed on this recipe. Thank you Diane!

these shells wre very easy to make and melted in your mouth. My husband went on and on about how good they were and the kids liked them too.