Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  16                    manicotti
  2              pints  small curd cottage cheese
  3        tablespoons  garlic
  2               cups  fresh basil leaves
  1                cup  parmesan cheese
     1/2           cup  pine nuts
  1                     egg
     1/2         pound  smoked chicken
  4               cups  marinara sauce
  2               cups  mozzarella cheese

Preparation:

bring a large pot of salted water to a boil add manicotti and simmer for 8 minutes, drain combine cottage cheese, garlic, basil, parmesan, and pine nuts-mix well gently stuff into manicotti shells spoon a thin layer of sauce into 9x13x2 glass baking dishes or hotel pans arrange manicotti into the dishes, packing tightly pour sugo over all cover with foil bake @ 350 degrees for 40 minutes remove foil top with mozzarella cheese return to the oven for 10-15 minutes, until cheese melts and is lightly toasted on the top remove from oven, allow to rest for 15 minutes serve hot

Nutritional Information:

393 Calories (kcal); 18g Total Fat; (41% calories from fat); 19g Protein; 39g Carbohydrate; 57mg Cholesterol; 829mg Sodium