16 Reviews of Ultimate Crab and Spinach Manicotti With Parmesan Cheese Sauce

From: Family of four

On Feb 27, 2009

Wonderful dish--but definitely takes a bit more time to prepare. I'd make it again for sure but only on weekends or for company since it took so long to get on the table. Otherwise, great flavor! On a side note... be careful with the parmesan sauce as it tends to cool and thicken very quickly. I would recommend stuffing the shells first and then making the sauce.

From: Scottschef

On Mar 8, 2008

WOW.........finally made this Friday nite and it was SUCH a hit..........I used claw crab meat in the can per my local fish monger..........and I doubled it ......I added a splash of Chardonnay to the sauce......and garlic powder and I did use Frank's hot sauce.....but just a few splashes and then I used crushed red pepper flakes to add a bit more spice and well some cayenne pepper just because..........I also double the amount of cheese and added pecorino romano in with the parmesan....yummmmm.......I also added a little roasted garlic to the crab mixture from leftovers of the garlic I used in my roasted garlic italian bread.......this was a great recipe ....thanks so much Kittencal.....it is definitely a keeper and my honey and I loved it......(plus all his poker buddies the next nite.....)

From: bluemoon downunder

On Apr 9, 2006

A fabulously flavoursome recipe, which I recommend unreservedly. And it is undoubtedly a very versatile recipe, which I look forward to making again. Next time, I'm thinking I’d like to try it with canned red salmon and some dill. I made this with the full quantity of spinach, fresh crab – yummy! – and I used low-fat milk which, when combined with the other ingredients, was still wonderfully creamy. I also couldn’t resist adding some minced garlic - in step 7, but I made no other changes. This recipe made a huge quantity – always very satisfying – so that, in addition to what we enjoyed, there were complete several meals to stash away in the freezer. Thank you, KITTENCAL, for yet another super 5 star plus recipe!

From: ddpd

On May 19, 2006

Only had oven-ready canneloni, and they recommend baking in a tomato-based sauce. What I did, baked in canned tomatoes (mostly juice), then served with a ribbon of the parmesan sauce - beautiful! The tomatoes added a fresh taste that went wonderfully with the richness of the sauce. Will make again!

From: Kim127

On Feb 6, 2006

This was a great dinner recipe that was much easier to make than I initially thought it would be. I made no changes in the recipe except for forgetting to add the mozzarella at the end, but didn't miss it at all. Had exactly enough filling for the 15 manicotti. We served it with a nice salad. DH and I both enjoyed dinner and the leftovers.

From: cmirish

On Oct 12, 2007

This filling and sauce were great!! I made ravioli using wonton wrappers-DH thought I spent the whole day cooking! Thanks for a great recipe!

From: Trinkets

On Oct 11, 2007

OMG! I know it says no substitutes but someone drank all the milk so I was forced to use Fat-free milk and heavy cream. It worked. I added fresh spinach, roughly chopped. And since I couldn't find manicotti I used large shells and filled those. It was such a rich dish, we fed 10 that night! Thanks ever so much.

From: Gloria 15x

On Jun 24, 2006

Wow this was to die for or to die from, I'm not sure which. Rich and creamy. The crabs are in in Florida. This is my first for the season and it was wonderful. I have some of the mixture left (more crab than manicotti) so I guess I'll make more sauce and serve it over toast points. You did it again. Gloria

From: Chef #188918

On Dec 29, 2006

Excellent dish! Time consuming which goes for manicotti period, but I didn't mind at all. The ingredients and directions are easy. FYI- I could only eat 2 manicotti and my boyfriend could only eat 3, so that left 10 leftover. We were starving and I didn't make any appetizers or side dishes! Very good! Even though it was great, I might use less crab next time because it was a bit over powering.

From: Madson7

On Feb 16, 2006

Loved it! Only used half the spinach but otherwise didn't change a thing.