What You Will Need: Sausage, ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, sauce of your choice, manicotti, onions, garlic, parsley, frozen spinach (thawed & rung out to remove the extra liquid).
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Preheat your oven to 375.
In a large skillet, start cooking the sausage. A potato masher works great to break the meat up into small pieces. Cook 2-3 minutes.
Add in an entire sliced onion. Cook 3-5 minutes until the sausage is fully cooked & the onions are wilted.
Add the sausage/onion mixture to a large bowl.
Thawed spinach goes in next.
Next, add in the whole container of ricotta cheese & 2 cloves of chopped garlic. Mix.
Partially cook your manicotti, about 4-5 minutes. You want it to be flexible but still firm. It will finish cooking in the oven.
Reserve a mug of the starchy liquid.
Drain & place your noodles on a baking sheet that has been coated with cooking spray. This helps so they don't stick together. Let cool till you can handle them.
In a large baking dish, cover the bottom with your sauce of choice.
Take a noodle & using a small spoon, fill with the sausage mixture.
Repeat the process till the baking dish is filled.
Cover with more sauce & a few tablespoons of the reserved starchy, liquid.
Top with plenty of shredded cheese.
Cover with foil & bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Uncover & bake for another 10-15 minutes.
If you want the extra, bubbly top, place the baking dish under the broiler for a couple minutes but keep a close eye on it. It can burn very quickly.
Time to dish up & dig in!
Garnish with chopped, fresh parsley & a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
Enjoy & Always Cook with Love!
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