Dinner for 6

Pumpkin Manicotti

Name: Pumpkin Manicotti
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Italian
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

$6.60for 490 minServes 6

Manicotti filled with pumpkin ricotta mixture bakes under creamy garlic sage sauce with mozzarella and parmesan.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pasta, 8 oz$0.10/oz typical	8 oz	$0.80Typical price
	Milk, 26 oz$0.04/oz typical	26 oz	$1.02Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Mint, 0.25$1.99 each typical	0.25	$0.50Typical price
	Cottage cheese, 12 oz$0.17/oz typical	12 oz	$2.04Typical price
	Canned pumpkin, 8.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Mozzarella, 4 oz$0.30/oz typical	4 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Parmesan, 1.75 oz$0.55/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.96Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.89

Swaps

Swap mozzarella for cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices

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90 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.65 per serving$6.60 for 4

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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.