Baked Manicotti (Chicken, Spinach and Mushroom)

Another pasta experiment that turned out beautiful and delicious.
I didn't follow the exact recipe from anywhere so this is totally MINE.
Pasta for me is the easiest to cook because you can always play around with the ingredients esp the cheese. ;-)

Ingredients:

FILLING:

10oz spinach leaves (blanched and dried on a paper towel)
1.5 cup ricotta cheese
small can mushroom
1 chicken breast (baked and sliced into tiny cubes)
2cloves garlic
olive oil
grated parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
mozzarella cheese

(i sauteed garlic, chicken breast and mushroom in olive oil. The rest of the ingredients just mixed em all in a separate bowl together with the sauteed stuff)

spinach can be replaced with pumpkin and parsley (Saw this on a cannelloni video).

TOPPINGS:

Cheddar cheese and Parmigiano-Regiano cheese
Mozzarella cheese is better
Ragu Tomato Basil Sauce or the 6cheese tomato sauce (I actually mixed both!) or you can also do your own tomato sauce. I know how to make one but it's easier to just get the bottled one.

Pasta:

Barilla Pasta Manicotti (whole pack about 400+ gms)
Cooked in Package instructions

Use a ziploc bag and tear a hole in the corner. The spinach mixture can be squeezed out from there...

Pour marinara sauce in the bottom of the tray and on top of the shells. Sprinkle with cheese on top.

BAKE 350deg for about 25minutes covered in foil. and maybe another 1mins uncovered. it depends. go by the instinct. ;-)