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Sausage Spinach Manicotti

“'My newly married daughter didn't want to ask her mother-in-law for the recipe to her husband's favorite meal,' writes Donna Moyer of Grants Pass, Oregon. 'Instead, she asked me to help her figure out a recipe. Together, we cam up with this delicious stick-to-the-ribs casserole. It's so easy, today my 4-year-old granddaughter stuffs the pasta shells herself!'”

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

Used fresh spinach, just sauted it with olive oil and the garlic. Added 4 oz.(half package) cream cheese. Used ricotta instead of of cottage cheese. everyone liked it a lot. thanks!!

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MICHK35

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Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2009

My husband and I love this recipe! I use a pound of Louis Rich turkey sausage and low-fat cheeses, but I don't think it takes anything away from the recipe. The box of shells came with 14, and this made enough to fill them all. Excellent!

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2009

Yummy! This is a delicious recipe...thank you, Donna for sharing! I followed the directions exactly and only added fresh mushrooms to the mix. I put the mix in a gallon ziplock bag and cut a hole in the corner and squeezed the mix into the shells, but I still had to hand-stuff them to get the mix all the way in. It was not hard at all...just messy! I was able to stuff 12 shells. I used Italian sausage patties [all I had], cooked them, drained off the grease, and crumbled on top of the shells. Then I poured the spag. sauce on top and spread it out [after adding the water]. The shells cooked perfectly! My family [all 4 kiddos, under 10] LOVED it! My hubby was so impressed! :)

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Reviewed: May 14, 2009

This is a great recipe! Full of flavor. I did not add the meat, I sauteed a small can of mushrooms, 1/4 cup of chopped onion and minced garlic to go with the spinach in the stuffing. The stuffing of the shells is messy, but fun. Be ready to hand stuff them! I used a jar and a half of 2 different flavors of spaghetti sauce, one that had chunky tomato and a zesty Italian flavor. Make sure to spread the sauce evenly, especially in between the shells. I used a small spatula to spread it around and let the sauce fill in between, as well as when you add the water. You must use a 9X13 pan or larger. The pan gets filled to the rim! Family and friends will love this one. Very easy to do. Be ready to get complimented!

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janele

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2008

This was kind of a boring recipe... it was a fun recipe to make but the out come was a let down... Next time I would add more flavor...

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Jess

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2008

I made this for dinner and my whole family raved about it. I used more cheese than the recipe called for because we are cheese junkies. I also added sausage and mushrooms to the cheese mixture. I used a ziplock bag with the corner cut to fill the pasta. I also used ricotta instead of cottage cheese.

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donna cuellar

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Home Town: Everett, Washington, USA

Living In: Tulalip, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2008

I was looking for something different but familiar and tried this recipe about a week ago. My husband and daughter loved it, and I ended up making it again within a few days because I had leftover stuffed manicotti in the freezer because I made a big batch the first time. I added more garlic to the stuffing along with some pepper. I also had a bigger jar of spaghetti sauce and a slightly larger package of sausage than called for, so this turned out to be a very hearty, very meaty dish. (I didn't have to grease the pan because I used more sauce.) The first time I made this, I sauteed a minced onion with the drained sausage and spaghetti sauce. The second time, I just browned the sausage and added the spaghetti sauce. The first one with the onion was a little better. Do not attempt to serve this without letting it rest for at least 10 minutes!

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ValeriElaine

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Home Town: Bountiful, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2008

Followed recipe as written except added more garlic and some italian seasonings. My husband liked it more than I did (I thought three stars, he thought four). I think it was the cottage cheese...something in the "stuffing". I guess I'm use to ricotta .

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hhamelka

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Living In: Clarendon Hills, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2007

This recipe is awesome. I made a couple of changes and it turned out great. I added the sausage to the cheese filling instead of the spaghetti sauce. I also added a bar of cream cheese to the cheese filling and it was to die for.

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Mellie

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Home Town: Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2007

This was great and easy to make, I followed recipe as is, husband loved it, most of all 5 yr old son said I could make it again the next night!

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melissa m

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Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2007

This was very good, and easy to make. I used hot Italian sausage, so it was spicy. I also used fresh spinach, steamed, sqeezed dry, and chopped, because that's what I had: same thing in the end! I will make this again, adding more garlic.

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