Healthy Manicotti

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion (about 1 large)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cups sliced mushrooms or (8 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups low fat cottage cheese
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
• 14 uncooked manicotti
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese