Easy Spinach Sausage Manicotti

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation 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
• 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 dash salt
• 1/2 lb hot italian turkey sausage or 1/2 lb sweet italian turkey sausage
• 1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce, of choice
• 4 ounces manicotti (7 shells)
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 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.