Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Manicotti

By cricket31

Entree

Ingredients

• 14 pieces (8 oz.) RONZONI Manicotti, uncooked
• 1-1/4 cups (10-oz. pkg.) frozen chopped spinach,
• thawed and well drained
• 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese,
• divided
• 1-3/4 cups ricotta or lowfat cottage cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 cups (about 28-oz. jar) spaghetti sauce, divided

Details

Servings 7

Preparation

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Cool in single layer on foil. Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together spinach, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese, egg, garlic powder and pepper. Spoon about 3 tablespoons filling into each pasta tube. Heat oven to 375°F. In 13x9-inch baking dish, spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce. Arrange filled pasta tubes in single layer in dish. Pour remaining sauce over top;
cover with foil. Bake 40 minutes. Remove foil; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and sauce is hot and bubbly.

7 servings
(2 manicotti each).