Chicken Vegetable Manicotti With Spinach Sauce

I really love the filling for this manicotti recipe. packed with veggies and flavor, yum! this recipe is great to use up leftover chicken. from 1001 low-fat recipes.

Steps

For spinach sauce:.

Saute garlic in margarine in large sauce pan 1 to 2 minutes.

Stir in flour and cook over med heat 1 to 2 minutes more.

Stir in milk.

Heat to boiling.

Boil , stirring constantly , until thickened , 1 to 2 minutes.

Stir spinach and remaining ingredients into sauce.

Cook , uncovered , over med heat until spinach is cooked , 5 to 7 minutes.

For manicotti:.

Spray large skillet with cooking spray.

Heat over med heat until hot.

Saute onion and garlic until tender , about 3 minutes.

Add remaining vetetables.

Saute until tender , 5 to 8 minutets.

Stir in herbs and cook 2 minutes more.

Stir in chicken , cheese , salt , and pepper.

Spoon about 3 tablespoons chicken-veggie mix into each manicotti.

Arrange in baking pan.

Spoon spinach sauce over manicotti.

Bake at 350 degrees , loosely covered with aluminum foil , until manicotti are hot through and sauce is bubbly , 35 to 40 minutes.

Ingredients

olive oil flavored cooking spray, onion, garlic cloves, spinach leaves, zucchini, summer squash, dried basil leaves, dried oregano leaves, cooked chicken, fat-free ricotta cheese, salt, pepper, manicotti, margarine, all-purpose flour, 1% low-fat milk, fresh spinach, ground nutmeg, red pepper sauce