Recipe of the Week – Spinach Manicotti

This is soooo easy.  No boil.  Just mix it all together and stuff in the shells and bake.  Kid and man approved even though it’s a meatless dish!

 

Ingredients:
1 jars spaghetti sauce

1 16 ounce box Manicotti noodles

1 15 ounce container ricotta…

1 15 ounce container cottage cheese

1 10 ounce package spinach, finely chopped

¾ cup water

2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided 1 ½ and ½ cups

3/4 cup Parmesan cheese

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp Parsley, dried

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine ricotta, cottage cheese, spinach, 1 ½ cup mozzarella, parmesan, and spices. Spread ½ cup sauce over bottom of baking dish. Spoon stuff cheese/spinach mixture into dry manicotti shells. Arrange shells in single layer in baking dish. Pour remaining sauce overtop and sprinkle reserve mozzarella over. Pour ¾ cup water in bottom of baking dish and cover with foil, bake for 35-40 minutes.