Manicotti

Manicotti with ruler, pasta

Manicotti (the plural form of the Italian word manicotto; < manica, 'sleeve', + the augmentative ending, -otto) are a type of pasta in Italian-American cuisine. They are large pasta tubes intended to be stuffed and baked.

The filling is generally ricotta cheese mixed with chopped parsley, and possibly ground meat such as veal, but with pasta and a strictly meat filling it is known as cannelloni. They are served topped with tomato sauce.

Italian-American manicotti seems to be a combination of cannelloni by using pasta for the shell and traditional manicotti by using a ricotta stuffing of some type rather than just meat. The exact origin of manicotti is unknown.

One newer variation of manicotti that has gained some attention uses crespelle (Italian crêpes) instead of the traditional dried pasta tubes, which is common in Italian-American cuisine.

See also

• List of pasta

References

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