Baked Manicotti

• 1 lb (.5 kg). lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, mashed
• 1 can chopped spinach, drained or 1 box frozen, drained.
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) cottage cheese
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 12 cooked manicotti shells
• 1 15-1/2 oz (434 grm). jar spaghetti sauce
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) parmesan cheese
• 1 cup (225 ml) Mozzarella cheese, shredded

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
2. Lightly grease 13 x 9 inch pan, set aside.
3. Brown beef in skillet and add onion and garlic.
4. Saute 3 to 4 minutes until onion is tender; drain off excess fat.
5. Remove from heat and add spinach, cottage cheese, eggs, salt and pepper.
6. Stir until well mixed.
7. Fill each shell with 1/4 cup (60 ml) of meat mixture.
8. Place filled shells in prepared baking pan.
9. Pour over spaghetti sauce.
10. Sprinkle 1/2 cup (125 ml) of grated parmesan cheese.
11. Sprinkle 1 cup (225 ml) (4 ozs.)
12. shredded mozzarella cheese.
13. Bake for 30 minutes.

lean ground beef, onion, clove garlic, chopped spinach, cottage cheese, eggs, shells, spaghetti sauce, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/00040D (may not work)