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My review
How to Make Turkey Manicotti
Chef John
"When you're looking for something completely different to use up those turkey leftovers, this could be it! A tender, eggy pasta-like crepe enfolds the cheesy, amazing filling. You can make the crepes and filling ahead of time."
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Ingredients
2 h 25 m servings 286Original recipe yields 6 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Whisk 2 eggs, flour, water, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil together thoroughly in a bowl to make a very smooth batter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate batter for 1 hour.
- Mix turkey, ricotta cheese, 1 egg, 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, mozzarella cheese, marjoram, red pepper flakes, and 1/4 cup Italian parsley in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Season with salt to taste.
- Place a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and brush generously with 1 teaspoon olive oil or as needed. Swirl about 1/4 cup batter into the bottom of the pan and tilt to form a thin pancake covering the bottom of the skillet. Cook until bottom of crepe is dry, 60 to 90 seconds. Flip crepe and cook until other side has small browned spots, 60 to 90 seconds more. Repeat with remaining batter to make 6 crepes. Transfer crepes to a plate as you make them.
- Spread about 1/2 cup marinara sauce into the bottom of a 9x12-inch baking dish. Use a brush to spread about 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil in a thin layer up the sides of the dish. Place a crepe, dimpled side down, onto a work surface; spread about 1/3 to 1/2 cup filling onto crepe in a line down the middle. Roll crepe over filling and tuck in ends if desired. Lay filled crepe into the baking dish. Repeat with remaining crepes and filling to make 6 manicotti.
- Spread remaining 1 cup marinara sauce onto the manicotti in a line down the middle of the crepes, covering middle 1/3 of manicotti. Sprinkle 1/3 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese all over manicotti. Drizzle manicotti with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until manicotti are slightly browned and puffy, about 45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes to cool. Garnish with 1 tablespoon Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese or as desired and 1 tablespoon Italian parsley before serving.
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Most helpful positive review
1/19/2014
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...
Most helpful critical review
12/2/2014
It tasted fine. Thought the cooking time was a little too long though.
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1/19/2014
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...
10/4/2014
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 t...
11/30/2014
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...
11/29/2014
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...
11/29/2015
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...
3/14/2015
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.
12/2/2014
It tasted fine. Thought the cooking time was a little too long though.
2/8/2015
Great dish. Making the crepes by hand brings a fun and rewarding element to the dish. Don't cheap out on the sauce
11/4/2018
I personally did not like these. Had a weird tang to it, probably since it uses left over turkey.