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Love it !<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"09\/10\/2012 21:04","GUID":"eb48c2101b894a17bf75bf36e37e8080","MemberId":1182978,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"sandra 3807","SubmittedDate":"09\/10\/2012 21:04"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"05\/18\/2011 21:28","GUID":"86b476eaa6d94d64889dee2cba9a279e","MemberId":1809251,"Rating":3,"ScreenName":"EmilyR369","SubmittedDate":"05\/18\/2011 21:28"},{"Comment":"

This recipie was really good and made believers out of my family that not every dish needs meat! Thank goodness it was so tasty or otherwise I would probally never be able to pull that off again. The sauce was excellent and it really surprised me how the noodles cooked so well. I will cover my manicotti for now on with sauce to make them cook, since it was so much easier. I used low-fat ricotta instead of cottage cheese because coming from italian family, nothing but ricotta is unheard of! The ricotta was good, but I didnt care much for the cream cheese so I think next time I make this I will omit the cream cheese entirely and just use my traditional ricotta filling. Great recipie nonetheless!<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"04\/04\/2011 10:53","GUID":"0886f8a58fa64e3eba8d61fc258a80ac","MemberId":5896569,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"shessuchariot","SubmittedDate":"04\/04\/2011 10:53"},{"Comment":"

This recipe was great!!<\/p>","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"03\/29\/2011 18:39","GUID":"cb740065dc014bceac6abebbb4f10960","MemberId":4951300,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"brendaleebrown","SubmittedDate":"03\/29\/2011 18:39"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"03\/22\/2011 11:28","GUID":"97DB72681CF54BE3857F9C694CA963D0","MemberId":956468,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"KWhitehead","SubmittedDate":"03\/22\/2011 11:28"},{"Comment":"

Wonderful Recipe! I served this to my gourmet club and they loved it.<\/p>","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"03\/15\/2011 15:41","GUID":"893d28cff29a4aa9a3cd9ec4f3318e44","MemberId":1688334,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"julie23219","SubmittedDate":"03\/15\/2011 15:41"},{"Comment":"

This recipe is so good and easy. I wasn't sure about not precooking the manicotti, but it was done perfectly!<\/p>","CommentId":8,"DateRated":"02\/21\/2011 19:26","GUID":"2C7C24258EDE42419C350DE5F2C51E77","MemberId":1071527,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"Mjcappucci@aol.com","SubmittedDate":"02\/21\/2011 19:26"},{"Comment":"

Excellent Recipe ! Our family enjoyed this dish. I made this exactly as written. Leftovers taste great reheated by covering with foil & reheating in the oven.<\/p>","CommentId":9,"DateRated":"12\/28\/2013 09:57","GUID":"696e8b116d8d44cf9d704901eaf3d258","MemberId":3943617,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"mlworden","SubmittedDate":"02\/01\/2011 21:59"},{"Comment":"

Rave. reviews from my bff and her 12 yo son.<\/p>","CommentId":10,"DateRated":"01\/31\/2011 14:58","GUID":"aff9269b46694e48a97eed759a757bf3","MemberId":5551568,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"sashimilicious","SubmittedDate":"01\/31\/2011 14:58"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":310796,"name":"Dishes & Beverages","slug":"dishes-beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310731,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Wondering what to make? 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