Just A Little Taste: 3 Cheese Manicotti Florentine

This dish is just simply delicious and satisfying! Not to mention it looks "complicated" but it really isn't at all! Also, you get a nice dose of iron with the added spinach...always a plus! ;-)

Ingredients:

- 1 jar (24 oz) Pasta sauce
- 1 box of Manicotti noodles, uncooked
- 1 jar (15-16oz) Alfredo Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese
- Parsley

Cheese Filling:

- 1 container (15oz) Ricotta Cheese
- 2 cups, chopped baby spinach (you can use fresh or frozen..if you use frozen, make sure to squeeze all excess juice before adding it in. I chose to add fresh in this recipe b/c that's what I had on hand)
- 1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese
- 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Egg, beaten
- Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Grab a 13X9inch pan and pour your can of Pasta sauce into the bottom. Make sure it's spread out evenly.

2. Chop up your spinach and toss it into a bowl with your ricotta cheese. Now toss in your 1 cup of mozzarella, your 1/2 cup of Parm, your egg, and your salt and pepper. Mix well.

3. Take your filling and place into a large freezer bag. Squeeze all the air out of the bag and snip the tip off of the side. This is how you will fill your manicotti.

4. Grab your manicotti and begin to fill your noodles with the cheese mixture. If you fill from each side, you will get a fuller noodle. Place the filled manicotti into your sauce in the pan. Continue until you've filled all of your manicotti.

5. Now in a large measuring cup, pour in your water, alfredo sauce, and parsley. Whisk together and pour over your manicotti. Add another cup of mozzarella and another cup of parm. COVER with foil and bake for 60 minutes. Remove, uncover, then back an additional 10 minutes or until the top is browned and bubbly!