WHAT WE DOCUMENTED
Filling for one box of manicotti
Ingredients
- 2 cans cannellini beans
- 10 oz spinach
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Garlic
- Basil or Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper
KITCHEN NOTES
White Bean & Spinach Manicotti Filling
A tofu-free white bean and spinach filling for manicotti.
METHOD
Make it
- 1
Mash the filling fairly smooth, leaving some texture. Pipe into shells and cover generously with marinara.
- 2
Bake as in the tofu manicotti recipe.
Cooking notes
- This source references the tofu manicotti method at 1695: precook shells 5–6 minutes; bake covered at 375°F 25 minutes, then uncovered 10–15 minutes.
- Garlic, herbs, sauce and shells have no quantities in this filling variant. Other listed fillings are ideas, not complete recipes.