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Manicotti

BAKED MANACOTTI

Serves/Makes:4

Ingredients
1 lb (.5 kg). lean ground beef
¼ cup (60 ml) chopped onion
1 clove garlic, mashed
1 can chopped spinach, drained or 1 box frozen, drained.
1½ cups (350 ml) cottage cheese
2 eggs lightly beaten
12 cooked manicotti shells
1 15½ ounce jar of spaghetti sauce
Parmesan cheese (½ cup)
1 cup (225 ml) Mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 4 ozs.)

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F degrees (175° C.).
Lightly grease 13 inch x 9 inch pan, set aside.
Brown beef in skillet and add onion and garlic. Saute 3 to 4 minutes until onion is tender. Drain off excess fat.
Remove from heat and add spinach, cottage cheese, eggs, salt and pepper.
Stir until well mixed.
Fill each shell with 1/4 cup (60 ml) of meat mixture.
Place filled shells in prepared baking pan.
Pour over spaghetti sauce.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup (125 ml) of grated parmesan
Sprinkle 1 cup (225 ml) (4 ozs.) shredded mozzarella cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes.