Easy Spinach Sausage Manicotti

Athenasolives's Note:

Delicious manicotti and so easy to make. No one will be able to tell you used shortcuts!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 5 ounces fresh spinach , roughly chopped
• 3 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
• 7 ounces ricotta cheese (part-skim if desired)
• 1 egg
• ½ tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 dash salt
• ½ lb hot italian turkey sausage or ½ lb sweet Italian turkey sausage
• 1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce , of choice
• 4 ounces manicotti (7 shells)
• ½ cup water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cook sausage in skillet on medium heat for 14-16 minutes, covered, turning occasionally.
3. Sausage is done when cooked through, with no pink in center.
4. In separate skillet, steam spinach.
5. When sausage is done, chop into ½ in.
6. pieces, return to same skillet and add marinara sauce.
7. Let sauce and sausage simmer while you prepare manicotti filling.
8. Make filling by mixing first 6 ingredients together.
9. Stuff filling into uncooked shells and lay in an 8” x 13” glass casserole dish.
10. Pour sauce and water over stuffed shells.
11. Cover with foil, bake for 45 minutes.
12. Remove foil and cook for another 5 minutes-adding shredded mozzarella or parmesan cheese if desired.