Turkey Manicotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup frozen spinach (thawed and juices squeezed out)
    1/2 lb ground turkey
    2 ounces Italian turkey sausage
    8 ounces ricotta cheese
    1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese (grated)
    1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
    2 tablespoons parsley (chopped)
    2 garlic cloves (minced)
    8 ounces manicotti (12 pieces)
    1 1/2 cups marinara sauce
    1/2 teaspoon dry basil
    1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
Preparation
    Cook the ground turkey and turkey sausage together in a skillet. Put it into a food processor and pulse a few times. In a large bowl mix together ricotta, 1 cup of mozzerella, 1/4 c parmesan, parsley, garlic , basil, oregano, spinach, and salt to taste. Stir in the meat.
    Boil the manicotti in batches of 6, until al dente ( about 6 minutes). Cool slightly. Spoon 1/2 c of marinara on the bottom of a 13x9 pan. Fill each manicotti, and arrange side by side in pan. Top with remaining marinara, mozzerella , and parmesan cheese. Lightly drizzle olive oil over the top.
    Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

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