Baked Stuffed Manicotti Or Lasagne

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Ingredients

1/4 cup oil

1 onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1 pound Italian sausage, remove casings

1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed

1 cup ricotta cheese

2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 (8 oz.) pkg. Mozzarella cheese, cubed

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Preparation

Saute oil, onion and garlic. Cook the sausage. Add to the next 6 ingredients. Stuff the uncooked MANICOTTI with this mixture. Place these in baking dish with some tomato sauce on bottom. Pour on the remaining sauce. Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees. Remove cover, place slices of Mozzarella cheese on each manicotti. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake uncovered 10 minutes.

FOR LASAGNE: Place cooked lasagne over tomato sauce in baking dish. Spread filling (as above). Layer these with thin amounts of tomato sauce, ending with sauce. Cover and bake one hour at 350 degrees. Remove cover. Place slices of Mozzarella cheese on top and sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake uncovered 10 minutes.