Crab Manicotti

Oh this is good stuff! I found this recipe in a healthy cooking/ taste of home magazine. It's extremely easy, and I even changed it up a bit to use some of the things I had here at home. I'll give the original(which is low-fat) along with my twisted one. The recipe is for only two servings but you can double, triple ect. for however many people you are cooking for or for how hungry you might be.

4 uncooked manicotti shells

(I used lasagna noodles and rolled them up with the filling inside)

1 Tbsp butter

4tsp. all purpose flour

1 cup fat-free milk(I used whole milk)

1 Tbsp grated parmesan (I used the powder)

7oz crabmeat( fresh, canned, in pouches) I used the trader Joes canned crab meat which is slightly less than 7 oz but it worked

1/3 cup reduced fat ricotta cheese (I used cottage cheese)

1/4 cup shredded part skim milk mozzarella(I used an italian cheese blend)

1/4 tsp lemon pepper (I used grated lemon peel )

1/4 tsp pepper

1/8 tsp. Garlic powder( I grated garlic- the way to go!)

Minced fresh parsley

-cook noodles

-melt butter in a sauce pan. Gradually add flour; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes until thick. Stir in parmesan cheese.

-mix crab, ricotta, cheese, lemon, pepper, and garlic. Fill your noodles with the mixture.

-put a 1/4 cup of the sauce mixture on the bottom of a 8in baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with stuffed noodles then pouring remaining sauce over top.

-cover and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Sprinkle parsley on top. Enjoy!