Meaty Manicotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey
    1/4 c. chopped onion
    1 clove mashed garlic
    1 can chopped spinach, drained
    3/4 c. cottage cheese
    2 eggs, beaten
    12 cooked manicotti shells
    1 jar or can spaghetti sauce
    1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
    1 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
    Lightly grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan; set aside.
    Brown ground beef in medium skillet over medium-high heat.
    Add onion and garlic.
    Saute 3 to 4 minutes.
    Drain off excess fat.
    Remove from heat and add spinach, cottage cheese, eggs, salt and pepper (to taste).
    Stir until well mixed.
    Fill each shell with 1/4 cup meat mixture.
    Place filled shells in prepared baking pan. Pour spaghetti sauce evenly over filled shells.
    Sprinkle Parmesan, then Mozzarella, over all.
    Bake 30 minutes.

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