Italian

Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese Manicotti is for Dinner.

Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese Manicotti takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese Manicotti takes 150 minutes to cook.

Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese Manicotti makes 7 servings.

The ingredients for Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese Manicotti are:

Rag? and filling
1 lb Turkey Italian sausage
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup dry white wine
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes with basil
1/8 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
8 large fresh basil leaves, slivered

2 cups part skim ricotta cheese
3oz provolone cheese
3oz part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
1 pkg frozen spinach, drained and chopped
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper


Assembly
1 box (14pcs) manicotti (large tubular pasta or lasagne noodles)
1 tablespoon olive oil

Here is how you make Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese Manicotti:

For rag? and filling:Pierce each sausage several times with tip of knife. Place sausages in heavy large saucepan; add onion. Cover; cook over medium-low heat 5 minutes. Turn sausages over; stir onion, add garlic. Cover and continue to cook until sausages release some fat and onion begins to color, about 5 minutes. Uncover; increase heat to medium. Add wine and simmer until wine evaporates and onion is golden, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.Add tomatoes with juices to pan. Add crushed red pepper. Simmer very gently over low heat until sauce thickens and reduces to scant 2 cups, stirring sauce and turning sausages occasionally, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Add slivered basil and simmer sauce 5 minutes longer. Using tongs, transfer sausages to plate and cool. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.Place ricotta in medium bowl. Mix in provolone , 1/2 mozzarella, 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan, spinach, and black pepper. Cut sausages into 1/4-inch cubes; stir into cheese mixture. Season filling to taste with salt. (Sauce and filling can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.)For assembly:Cook manicotti in large pot of boiling salted water until still somewhat firm to bite and about 3/4 cooked, about 7 minutes (depending on brand). Using tongs, carefully transfer manicotti from pot to foil-lined baking sheet and cool.Brush olive oil over bottom of 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; spread 3 tablespoons sauce over. Using teaspoon, fill each of 12 manicotti with about 1/3 cup cheese-sausage mixture. Arrange stuffed pasta in single layer in prepared dish and spoon remaining sauce over. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover with plastic wrap; let stand at room temperature.)Preheat oven to 350?F. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and Parmesan atop sauce. Bake manicotti uncovered until heated through and sauce is bubbling on bottom of dish, about 20 minutes. Let manicotti stand 5 minutes and serve.Serves 6, 2 manicotti each.Number of Servings: 7Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MRS243.

The nutritional information for Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese Manicotti is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 7
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 502.1

• Total Fat: 20.2 g
• Cholesterol: 86.8 mg
• Sodium: 1,453.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 36.2 g

Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese Manicotti is Italian cuisine.