Saucy Manicotti

Here is the recipe for the saucy manicotti I made last week. It is delicious!

8oz pkg. manicotti shells
16 oz. Italian sausage
1 large onion chopped
5 garlic cloves, pressed
26 oz. 7 herbs spaghetti sauce
8 oz. chive and onion cream cheese
6 cups mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
15 oz. Ricotta cheese
4 garlic cloves

Preheat oven to 350. Cook shells. Drain. Cook sausage, onion, 5 garlic cloves. When sausage is done, pour in spaghetti sauce- bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Pour one cup into the bottom of a 13 x 9 baking dish. Combine cream cheese, 4 cups mozz. cheese, and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl until blended. Cut slit in manicotti and fill with cheese mixture. Place shells in baking dish seam side down. Spoon rest of sauce over the shells and top with remaining cheese. Bake covered for 50 minutes.