recipe: spinach & cheese manicotti

this was part 2 of my freezer cooking day, and surprisingly enough, the first time i've ever made manicotti. since these are still in the freezer, not sure what the final verdict is, but the prep was actually easier than i expected it to be. i used the recipe from allrecipes.com.

photo from seriouseats.com

ingredients list:

- 1 (15 oz) container ricotta cheese

- 1 (10 oz) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry

- 1/2 cup minced onion

- 1 egg

- 2 tsp minced fresh parsley

- 1/2 tsp pepper 

- 1/4 tsp garlic powder

- seasoned salt to taste

- 1  & 1/2 cups shredded mozzerella cheese, divided

- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided

- 2 (26 oz) jars spaghetti sauce, or an equivalent amount of homemade sauce

- 1 (8 oz) package manicotti shells

- 1 cup water

to make:

preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

in a large bowl, combine ricotta, spinach, onion, and egg. season with parsley, pepper, garlic powder, and salt to taste. mix in 1 cup mozzerella and 1/4 cup parmesan. in a separate bowl, mix sauce and water.

spread 1 cup sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. stuff uncooked manicotti shells with ricotta mixture (i added my cheese mixture into a zip lock and piped it in), and arrange in a single later in the dish. 

cover with the remaining sauce, and sprinkle with remaining mozzerella and parmesan. 

bake in preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, or until noodles are soft.