Chicken Manicotti

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 14 manicotti
• 6 1/2 cups tomato sauce
• 2 (4 ounce) cans mushrooms, drained
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
• 2/3 cup water

Recipe

• 1 combine garlic powder, salt and pepper. rub seasonings into chicken, then cut chicken into bite size cubes. stuff chicken into dry manicotti shells.
• 2 grease two 13 x 9 inch baking pans. spread 1 cup sauce in the bottom of each pan. divide stuffed shells evenly between dishes. sprinkle with mushrooms and divide remaining sauce over the top. sprinkle with cheese.
• 3 drizzle water around the edge of each dish. cover and freeze one pan. cover the other with tin foil and bake at 375 for 65-70 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
• 4 allow to stand for a few minutes before serving.
• 5 to use frozen casserole--thaw overnight in refrigerator. let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes then bake as directed.