Spinach Manicotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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.