Spinach Manicotti

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 C. onion
• 2 lrg. cloves of garlic, crushed
• 28 oz. can whole tomatoes, undrained
• 8 oz. mushroom stem/pieces, drained
• 1/4 C. chopped fresh parsley or 2 tsp. dried parsley
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. fennel seed
• 1 Tbsp. fresh or 1 tsp. dried basil
• 20 oz. frozen chopped spinach
• 2 C. sm. curd cottage cheese
• 1/3 C.grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 14 uncooked manicotti shells
• 2 Tbsp. grated parmesan cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook beef, onion, and garlic in skillet until brown; drain. Add tomatoes, mushrooms, parsley, salt, fennel seed, and basil in skillet; break up tomatoes, heat to boiling, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

ground beef, onion, cloves of garlic, tomatoes, mushroom stempieces, parsley, salt, fennel seed, basil, spinach, curd cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, ground nutmeg, pepper, manicotti shells, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=8623 (may not work)