Manicotti or stuffed pasta shell filling

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Jar (32 oz) chunky style spaghetti sauce
2 packs (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
1 Container (12 oz) small curd creamed cottage cheese
⅓ cup Grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Dried oregano leaves
¼ teaspoon Pepper
14 Uncooked manicotti shells (8 oz)
2 cups Shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)

Directions

Spread ⅓ of the spaghetti sauce in ungreased 13 x 9 x 2" baking pan. Mix spinach, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, oregano and pepper in a mixing bowl. Fill uncooked manicotti shells with spinach mixture; arrange on spaghetti sauce in dish. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce evenly over shells, covering completely. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover and bake in 350 degree oven until shells are tender, about 1-½ hours.

NOTE:

If making Baked Stuffed Pasta Shells, you will need to cook the pasta noodles in boiling water, according to package directions. Cool before stuffing. Proceed as above.

Posted to rec.food.recipes by ag261@... (Ray Taylor) on Sep 30, 1994.

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