Dinner for 6
Pumpkin Manicotti
Manicotti filled with pumpkin ricotta mixture bakes under creamy garlic sage sauce with mozzarella and parmesan.
Typical price
$6.60for 4 servings
$1.65 per serving$6.60 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 90 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $typical cost tier
ItalianVegetarianBudgetFamilyDinnersFall
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta$0.10/oz typical | 8 oz | $0.80Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 26 oz | $1.02Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | 0.25 | $0.50Typical price |
| Cottage cheese or ricotta$0.17/oz typical | 12 oz | $2.04Typical price |
| Canned pumpkin$0.14/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $1.19Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
| Parmesan$0.55/oz typical | 1.75 oz | $0.96Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.89 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSalt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 8 oz manicotti noodles
- 3 cups milk
- 2 cloves garlic
- 8 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup fresh sage leaves
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 cup pure pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter within 5 minutes.
- Boil the manicotti noodles in salted water until flexible but firm, about 6 minutes, then drain.
- Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat, cook the garlic and sage for 2 minutes, then whisk in the flour.
- Whisk in the milk and salt, simmer the sauce for 6 minutes until thickened, and spread half in the baking dish.
- Stir the ricotta, pumpkin, egg, and nutmeg in a bowl for 2 minutes, then fill the noodles.
- Arrange the filled noodles in the dish, cover with the remaining sauce, mozzarella, parmesan, and remaining butter.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for 10 minutes until bubbling and the egg filling is firm.
Swaps
- Mozzarella for Cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- Pasta for Egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
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