Roasted Vegetable and Chicken Manicotti

By melissadove

Ingredients

• 1 pound asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces (3 cups)
• 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 12 pieces
• 1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
• 1 cup halved mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 uncooked manicotti shells
• 1 envelope (1.8 ounces) white sauce mix
• 2 1/4 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Havarti cheese (6 ounces)
• 2 cups diced cooked chicken

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 95mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1
Heat oven to 450ºF. Toss asparagus, bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, oil, lemon-pepper seasoning and salt until vegetables are coated. Spread in ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch. Roast about 20 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Cool slightly. Coarsely chop vegetables.

2
While vegetables are roasting, cook and drain manicotti as directed on package. In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, mix sauce mix and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Stir in marjoram; remove from heat.

3
Reserve 1 cup vegetables for topping. Mix remaining vegetables, 1 cup of the cheese, the chicken and 1/2 cup of the sauce. In bottom of ungreased rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches, spread about 1/4 cup sauce. Spoon chicken mixture into manicotti shells; arrange in dish. Spoon remaining sauce over manicotti. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup vegetables and 1/2 cup cheese.

4
Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake about 10 minutes or until bubbly.