Meaty manicotti

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsLean ground beef
¼cupChopped onion
1Clove garlic; mashed
1canSpinach; drained and chopped (14 oz)
½cupCottage cheese
2Eggs; lightly beaten
12Cooked macaroni shells
1Jar spaghetti sauce with mushrooms; (15 1/2 oz)
½cupGrated parmesan cheese
1cupShredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan; set aside.

Brown ground beef in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Sauté 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 ¼ cup meat mixture. Place filled shells in prepared baking pan. Pour spaghetti sauce evenly over filled shells. Sprinkle Parmesan, then mozzarella cheese over Sauce. Bake 30 minutes.

Posted to recipelu-digest by "Lynn Ratcliffe" <mcgrew@...> on Mar 28, 1998