Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2011

This came out so rich and wonderful tasting! Uses fresh spinach & sauteed the onion and fresh garlic before adding to cheeses. Also reduced water to 1 cup. It came out great!!!!

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veggiegal

Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2011

I made this for dinner tonight and it was really good - very flavorful and the manicotti was cooked perfectly! I followed some reviewers' advice and... * Added fresh chopped garlic * Added fresh chopped onion * Added fresh chopped basil * Used only 1 jar of tomato sauce plus 1+ cups water * Used a Ziploc bag to pipe the filling into the uncooked manicotti (so much easier!) I used reduced fat ricotta and frozen chopped spinach. I also used freshly grated Parmesan cheese. I will definitely make again! (Even my 20-month-old and 5-year-old ate it!)

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karenlhope

Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2011

Pretty good. I only used 1 jar of sauce with 3/4c water and it was fine. I did add fresh basil and fresh spinach. Didn't sauté anything before adding, and really enjoyed the fresh flavours (all came out soft though after 45 minutes!) Next time would add more garlic for an extra oomph and more red pepper.

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Chris G

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Marion, North Carolina, USA

Living In: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2011

My family (including 5 kids age 8 and younger) devoured this! There was just enough for all 7 of us to have hearty helpings and seconds. I added some minced red pepper to the spinach-cheese mixture and doubled the garlic. Fabulous and so easy! Everyone wants me to add this recipe to the standard rotation, and I definitely will. Thanks, Ernie!

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MIDSUMMERMOM

Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2011

My family really went crazy over these. Will make again, but the manicotti was a little too al dente for me, so I would boil them first next time. Thanks for a great recipe!

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~TAYLOR~

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Rochelle, New York, USA

Living In: Palm Springs, California, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2011

VERY good & easy to make! I added some oregano to the cheese mixture & didn't add any water. Thanks for sharing! (:

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Debbie K

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Panama City Beach, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2011

Pretty good and definitely easy as far as something like this is concerned. Next time, maybe I will make my sauce homemade, I think the sauce makes a big difference.

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trooworld

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Smithville, Ohio, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2011

My boyfriend really loved these. I sauteed chicken in olive oil, garlic, and rosemary, then chopped into fairly small pieces. I sauteed fresh baby spinach lightly in the oil from the chicken sautee, then mixed with other ingredients from the recipe and followed the direction. Really great!

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SaraHarris

Home Town: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Living In: Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2011

Excellent! This recipe calls for a little too much sauce, especially when diluting with water. 1 jar spaghetti sauce would have been enough for me. I guess it depends on how big your baking dish is. Followed directions exactly (it's much easier to stuff uncooked shells) with exception of adding fresh basil.

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