Delicious Winter pasta recipe. I
made this for one of our Sunday
dinner today and it was absolutely
delicious. I made it pretty much
to Giada's recipe with the
exception of the following: I used
spinach instead Swiss Chard; I
added some chili flakes to the
spinach when I sauteed it; added 2
garlic cloves instead of 1 as well
(We love garlic) and added a pinch
of nutmeg to the fonduta sauce.
The prep work was well worth the
effort. Filling the manicotti
using a plastic bag with a small
tip cut in one end made filling
them easy. The spinach and sweet
petite pea combination with the
Ricotta cheese and other
ingredients made a delicious
filling; and the Fontina cheese
cream sauce was a perfect sauce for
this pasta dish. My family loved
it and I will be making it again.
I served this with a salad made
from Romaine lettuce, tomatoes,
chives and creamy garlic dressing.
I served ciabatta bread slices
topped with garlic and Italian
herbed butter that I made then
toasted in the oven. Thanks Giada
for another wonderful recipe to add
to my collection.
