Made this manicotti tonight and it was delish and so easy! I made this for the opposite reason Chef John intended: I had some leftover homemade ricotta that needed to be used up! Since I didn't have turkey leftovers on hand I used meat from a store bought rotisserie chicken. The only other change to the recipe I made was that I used a mixed Italian seasonings blend rather than marjoram as I didn't have any on hand. I was really impressed by how much the crepes mimicked pasta in this dish. I almost couldn't tell this difference. And these are much easier to fill than the traditional manicotti shells (though truth be told I always cheated when using those but slitting them open after I boiled them and before rolling them up around the filling). I will definitely make this again!
I changed the crepe recipe to keep this low carb...it was awesome and my diabetic husband loved it. Gluten free Almond Flour Crepes: 5 eggs, 1/2 cup almond flour, 2 T arrowroot (optional), 2 teaspoons sucralose, 1 t vanilla extract, pinch of sea salt. Coconut oil for crepe pan. This is going into our low carb cookbook!
Instead of making crepes I bought jumbo shells then undercooked them a little. I doubled Chef John's filling recipe but substituted oregano for the marjoram and romano cheese instead of parmesan. I did double the filling recipe since I cooked the entire box of shells and had enough filling for 30 (there were 38 shells in the box). This is a great way to use 2 cups of leftover turkey but I think the stuffed shells need more than 1-1/2 cups of sauce I used more than 2 cups. They're yummy by the way:) Thanks Chef John:)
Like I've said before John comes up with some great ideas. I leave the pepper flakes out and I use basil in place of marjoram. I also use cottage cheese because that's what I always have in my fridge. Everybody loved this. I made a big pan of these and toke them to my Senior Center for pot-luck meal.
I made this twice before December and loved it both times. My wife wasn't crazy about the crèpes but I thought they were so tasty.
Fantastic! Was so bored with turkey sandwiches turkey tetrazzini turkey stew... this was such a clever idea! I had made Chef John's roast turkey and gravy for Thanksgiving this year so when I was chopping my turkey it looked EXACTLY like Chef John's! Thank you for making me into such a wonderful cook! I never alter Chef John's recipes when I try them. Why would you?
It tasted fine. Thought the cooking time was a little too long though.
Great dish. Making the crepes by hand brings a fun and rewarding element to the dish. Don't cheap out on the sauce
I personally did not like these. Had a weird tang to it probably since it uses left over turkey.
