Foodie Friday: Stuffed Manicotti

This is a favorite recipe of ours. It usually only gets used when we have company because it is a bit time consuming. I had meant to make it this weekend when we had company, but we ended up going out to eat instead. So, I made it for Wednesday night supper. I used Peachy's nap time to get it all assembled and just took it from the fridge and baked in time for supper.

Note: This picture does NOT do this recipe justice!

Ingredients:
-1 package (8oz) Manicotti (I have found that it doesn't hurt to have two packages on hand. This time I ended up having enough filling to fill one and half packages.)
-2 jars (27 oz) spaghetti sauce
-2 eggs
-1 container (15 oz) ricotta cheese
-4 cups shredded mozzarella
-1 cup grated Parmesan
-1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley (1 T dried)
Optional : 10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

Directions:
1. Cook Manicotti according to package directions.
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. In bowl: Beat eggs, stir in ricotta, 3 cups mozzarella, 3/4 cup Parmesan, and parsley. (This is also where you would add the spinach.)
4. Coat baking dish with nonstick spray or spread.
5. Spread 1 jar of sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.
6. Stuff manicotti with ricotta mix and arrange in pan on top of sauce.
7. Top manicotti with second jar of sauce and remaining cheese.
8. Bake, covered, until bubbly, about 45 minutes.
9. Remove cover and back an additional 5 minutes.