Chicken And Mushroom Manicotti

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (8 ounce) package manicotti shells
• 2 bone-in chicken breast halves
• 1 bay leaf
• water to cover
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• sauce:
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook manicotti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. drain.
• place chicken and bay leaf into a saucepan and pour in enough water to cover; bring to a boil, cover saucepan, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. remove chicken from saucepan and place on a work surface to cool. discard cooking water, skin, and bones. finely chop chicken.
• heat 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms, 1/3 cup chopped onion, salt, basil, thyme, and paprika until mushrooms are tender, 5 to 10 minutes. remove saucepan from heat and cool.
• mix mushroom mixture, eggs, parmesan cheese, and chicken together in a bowl.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 12x7-inch baking dish.
• heat 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir 1/4 cup chopped onion until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. stir flour into onion until dissolved; add milk. cook and stir mixture until sauce is bubbling and thickened, about 5 minutes. stir wine into sauce; add mozzarella cheese and stir until cheese is melted.
• stuff the cooked manicotti with chicken mixture and arrange filled pasta in the prepared baking dish. pour cheese sauce over pasta. cover dish with aluminum foil.
• bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.