Definition of manicotti in English:
manicotti
noun ˌmanɪˈkɒtiˌmanəˈkädē
mass nounLarge tubular pasta shapes.
Example sentencesExamples
- Using a small spoon, stuff the manicotti with the cheese mixture.
- How can you not like a menu that serves manicotti, braised lamb shank and vegetarian Indian curry?
- Stuff that manicotti with breadcrumbs and serve on a piece of garlic toast.
- It costs $9.95 for pastas, such as cannelloni, manicotti, or penne in rosée sauce.
- In Little Italy, there are several pasta staples including manicotti in a rosé sauce, generous pieces of thick, soft eggplant parmigiana and a light lasagna made up of broad swathes of noodles.
- Place the filled manicotti noodles in one layer on top of the spaghetti sauce.
- Large, wide tubes like cannelloni and manicotti are stuffed and baked.
- Use a teaspoon for ease in filling the manicotti with the chicken mixture.
- The two of us order our favorite dishes, mine being the stuffed manicotti, one of the restaurant's specialties.
- Place the filled manicotti shells in a row inside the dish.
- I'm holding off on eating dinner (low fat manicotti with turkey sausage and a green salad) but I'm hoping that will make me feel a little better.
Origin
Italian, plural of manicotto 'muff'.