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In our home, we never get tired of Mexican food. However, my family loves Italian food almost as much as Latin-inspired cuisine. That’s why choosing between whether we eat tortillas or pasta makes getting dinner decisions difficult. I decided there had to be a way to make everyone happy.
So of course, we compromised. And so was the birth of Mexican Manicotti. Taking a delicious favorite, chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce, I substituted Barilla manicotti pasta for the tortillas.
The recipe is quick to make (taking on a 20 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook) and I made it even easier by using rotisserie chicken.
Step 1: Boil manicotti noodles.
Step 2: Mix chicken and cheese together.
Step 3: Stuff the noodles.
Step 4: Cook the noodles and then enjoy!
PrintMexican Manicotti
Description
The perfect marriage of Italian and Mexican cuisines…this dish is like creamy Chicken Enchiladas, but with manicotti noodles!
Ingredients
- 1/2 box Barilla manicotti noodles, cooked al dente
- 2 lbs of chicken, shredded (I use rotisserie chicken without the skin)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1 cup monterrey jack cheese
- 1 TBSP garlic
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 c. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1/4 c. all purpose flour
- 2 c. chicken broth
- 1 c. dairy sour cream
- 1 (4 oz.) can diced green chilies
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- To cook the manicotti noodles, follow the instructions on the box. Allow to cool.
- Meanwhile in large bowl combine cheese, onion and chicken.
- Using a small spoon, gently stuff chicken mixture into manicotti noodles and place into a large casserole dish.
- In saucepan, melt butter, blend in flour, seasonings, add chicken broth, and cook until mixture thickens and bubbles.
- Stir in sour cream and green chilies.
- Cook until heated through, but do not allow to boil.
- Pour sauce over manicotti. Cover top of of sauce with remaining cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
After my little experiment, I had all kinds of new ideas on how to use all the Barilla pasta types I found at Walmart. I hadn’t even tried all the noodle types so the choices were endless. By checking out the Barilla Pinterest page, I found all types of recipes and dinner ideas for DAYS.
And if you need even more ideas, Barilla will be at selected Walmart stores, Nov. 6-9 sharing recipes featuring wavy lasagna and elbow pasta.
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We love all things Mexican in our house, so I will definitely be trying this!
I love fusion food! If one item is good, mixing it with another favorite from another that will just make an even more amazing food item.
I love this! I have never thought about doing this and it sounds yummy!
That’s a wonderful mashup! I’ll definitely be giving this one a try.
This sounds and looks heavenly! I love saving time on recipes by using rotisserie chicken as well. 🙂
I would have never thought of something like this! I bet that chicken tastes SO good inside of the manicotti! Going to try this!
These sound so good. I love the idea of mexican and italian food meeting for a dish like this.
Okay, enough with the diet for now. I am trying this!
these look wonderful. My two favorites – Mexican and Italian and I can definitely make them gluten free.
i need a new quick mexican recipe and i think this is it! thanks for the inspiration. yum!
We eat a lot of pasta dishes in our house but have never had a manicotti version like this. It sounds yummy and I’m loving all of that cheese. Looks delicious!
I totally love this idea! I’m going to pin it because it sounds so incredible!
This sounds like a really awesome recipe! I always love fusion cuisine like this.
This could very well be my fave recipe ever – making this really soon. Thanks!
I have always wanted to try cooking with manicotti noodles. This looks like a delicious dish. I will have to try making this recipe.
What a twist on something new… I love it. I would never have come up with this but totally have to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Que Rico! Lol… The marriage between 2 amazing ethnic flavors = “ka-pow” for the tastebuds!
Mmm, I think that’s a great idea! looks yummy.
This is such a good idea! These look amazing and I know my family would love them!
That looks delicious, what a nice idea. I have never had manicotti before.
Now this is my kind of meal! LOVE pasta and mexican food!
Ooh I love your idea. I made Taco Stuffed Shells before. Its always fun to put a twist on foods.
That looks great! I love the addition of the Mexican flavors! An Italian-Mex dinner! YUM!