Delicious Meat And Spinach Manicotti

Total Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• manicotti
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 lb ground beef
• 4 cups diced cooked chicken
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• spaghetti sauce
• 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook manicotti according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan. stir in the flour until smooth. gradually add milk. bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. stir in parmesan cheese until melted, set aside.
• 3 drain manicotti, set aside.
• 4 in a skillet, cook the ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink, drain. add the chicken, spinach, eggs, mozzarella cheese and 3/4 cup sauce. stuff into manicotti shells.
• 5 spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce each in two greased 13-in.x9-in.x 2-in. baking dishes. top with manicotti. pour remaining spaghetti sauce over the top.
• 6 reheat the remaining sauce, stirring constantly. pour over spaghetti sauce.
• 7 bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes sprinkle with parsley. enjoy!