Stuffed Tuna Manicotti Recipe

ingredients

1 can (6.5 ounce size) light tuna in water
1 package (10.5 ounce size) frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained
4 ounces ricotta cheese
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
8 manicotti pasta shells
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper, to taste
paprika
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 1/2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons pale dry sherry

directions

Drain tuna. Combine spinach, ricotta, egg, seasonings and tuna. Fill manicotti shells with tuna mixture.

Spoon half sherry sauce into a 9 x 9 inch baking dish. Arrange manicotti on top of sauce. Pour remaining sauce over all. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and paprika. Cover with foil. Bake in a 375 degrees F oven for one hour.

For Sherry Sauce: Melt butter; stir in flour and salt until blended. Gradually stir in milk, stirring constantly until it boils and thickens. Remove from heat; stir in sherry.

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