Manicotti

1 pkg. Manicotti noodles

Filling:
1 (15oz. container) fat-free cottage cheese
2 cups shredded mozarella cheese
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons parsley
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
Stir gently, to combine

1 (28.oz) jar spaghetti sauce

Cook pasta. Cool. Take filling and spoon into noodles. (This can be done with a regular dinner spoon.)
Spread a thin layer of spaghetti sauce on the bottom of pan. Arrange pasta in a 13x9 inch pan. Pour remaining sauce over pasta.
You may sprinkle additional mozarella cheese, and Parmesan over the top of pasta sauce.

Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove foil for an additional 5 minutes to melt cheese on top.

Saturday morning is a great time to get your Sunday dinner going. Your kids are all working and so are you, only in the kitchen, not the play room. I usually under cook my pasta by a few minutes, because it can be hard to work with if your pasta is too soft.

I use cottage cheese instead of ricotta because I found the ricotta was too strong for my family. Manicotti is a great dish, because it looks fancy and tastes so much better than spaghetti.