Betty Crocker’s Super-Easy Chicken Manicotti

An American cultural icon, Betty Crocker stands the test of time, and this recipe never grows old.

Servings

7

Ready In:

1.5 hour with prep

Good For:

Main Dish

 

Betty Crocker’s Super-Easy Chicken Manicotti

Submitted by: Denise Buchholz

 

Ingredients

 

  • 1 jar (26-30 oz.) tomato pasta sauce
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1-1/2 lbs. (14) chicken breast tenders (uncooked, not breaded)
  • 14 manicotti pasta shells (uncooked)
  • 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Fresh basil leaves, chopped (if desired)

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  

In medium bowl, mix pasta sauce and water.  Spread about one-third of the pasta sauce in ungreased 13×9″ glass baking dish.

Step 2

Sprinkle garlic salt on chicken.  Insert chicken into uncooked manicotti shells, stuffing from each end of shell to fill, if necessary. 

Place shells on pasta sauce in baking dish.  Pour remaining pasta sauce evenly over shells, covering completely.  Cover tightly with foil.

Step 3

Bake about 1 hour or until shells are tender.

Take out of the oven and remove the foil.  Sprinkle with cheese.  Bake uncovered about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Sprinkle with basil if desired.