Spinach And Cheese Manicotti

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• 12 manicotti noodles
• 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grated and divided
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 3 cups of your favorite marinara sauce, divided
• fresh parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat, and season generously with salt. cook according to package directions. drain and squeeze the excess water from the spinach.
• 2 cook the pasta shells until al dente, tender but still slightly firm. drain and pat dry.
• 3 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 4 cover the bottom of a 9- x 13-inch ovenproof baking dish with 1 cup of the marinara sauce.
• 5 in a medium mixing bowl, evenly combine the ricotta, mozzarella, and 1/3 cup of the parmesan, the eggs, garlic and the spinach. season with the 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 spoon the cheese mixture into the manicotti shell and line them up in the baking dish.
• 7 cover with the remaining sauce. scatter the remaining cheese on top. bake for 30 minutes. garnish with fresh parsley. serve immediately.