Healthy Spinach and Sausage Stuffed Manicotti |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is one of my bf favorite dishes with a healthy twist. We did the math and this ends up about 380 per serving (2 stuffed noodles). Enjoy sans guilt! Ingredients:
1/2 cup onion (chopped) |
1/2 cup green pepper (chopped) |
2 garlic cloves (minced) |
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce |
2 (15 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes (drained) |
1 teaspoon thyme |
1 tablespoon basil |
1 tablespoon oregano |
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional) |
3 hot italian turkey sausage (removed from casing and crumbled) |
2 cups fresh spinach (packed) |
1 teaspoon olive oil |
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese |
1 cup fat-free cottage cheese |
1 cup mozzarella cheese |
1 (8 ounce) package manicotti (cooked) |
Directions:
1. Combine onion, green pepper, garlic, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, thyme, basil, oregano, red pepper in a medium sauce pan over medium high heat. When heated through reduce heat to low and cover. (simmer about 1 hour).
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Heat teaspoons of olive oil in a skillet and saute spinach until wilted. Set aside to cool. When cool chop the spinach.
4. Add sausage to skillet spinach was in and cook until browned. Drain.
5. In a bowl, combine spinach, cheeses, sausage.
6. Place a layer of sauce in the bottom of a 13 by 9 pan.
7. Stuff noodles with cheese, spinach, and sausage and place in pan.
8. Top with the rest of the sauce.
9. Bake 350 for 30 to 45 minutes.
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