Easy Spinach Sausage Manicotti

• 5 ounces fresh spinach, roughly chopped
• 3 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
• 7 ounces ricotta cheese (part-skim if desired)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 dash salt
• 1/2 lb hot italian turkey sausage or 1/2 lb sweet Italian turkey sausage
• 1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce, of choice
• 4 ounces manicotti (7 shells)
• 1/2 cup water

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cook sausage in skillet on medium heat for 14-16 minutes, covered, turning occasionally.
3. Sausage is done when cooked through, with no pink in center.
4. In separate skillet, steam spinach.
5. When sausage is done, chop into 1/2 in.
6. pieces, return to same skillet and add marinara sauce.
7. Let sauce and sausage simmer while you prepare manicotti filling.
8. Make filling by mixing first 6 ingredients together.
9. Stuff filling into uncooked shells and lay in an 8" x 13" glass casserole dish.
10. Pour sauce and water over stuffed shells.
11. Cover with foil, bake for 45 minutes.
12. Remove foil and cook for another 5 minutes-adding shredded mozzarella or parmesan cheese if desired.

fresh spinach, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, egg, parsley, salt, hot italian turkey sausage, marinara sauce, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-spinach-sausage-manicotti-62491 (may not work)