Easy Spinach Sausage Manicotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 ounces fresh spinach, roughly chopped
3 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
7 ounces ricotta cheese (part-skim if desired)
1 egg
1/2 tablespoon dried parsley
1 dash salt
1/2 lb hot italian turkey sausage or 1/2 lb sweet Italian turkey sausage
1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce, of choice
4 ounces manicotti (7 shells)
1/2 cup water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
Cook sausage in skillet on medium heat for 14-16 minutes, covered, turning occasionally.
Sausage is done when cooked through, with no pink in center.
In separate skillet, steam spinach.
When sausage is done, chop into 1/2 in.
pieces, return to same skillet and add marinara sauce.
Let sauce and sausage simmer while you prepare manicotti filling.
Make filling by mixing first 6 ingredients together.
Stuff filling into uncooked shells and lay in an 8\" x 13\" glass casserole dish.
Pour sauce and water over stuffed shells.
Cover with foil, bake for 45 minutes.
Remove foil and cook for another 5 minutes-adding shredded mozzarella or parmesan cheese if desired.