Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 cup drained canned mushrooms
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 3 cups bottled spaghetti sauce (use your favorite brand)
• 8 large refrigerated manicotti tubes
• 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley-garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a skillet heat olive oil. Add carrot, celery and cook for 3 minutes. Then add mushrooms, garlic, oregano and cook, stirring for 3 minutes more. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Arrange manicotti tubes in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Spoon sauce over manicotti and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place in oven and cook for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5 to 10 minutes more until bubbling and heated through. Serve each portion topped with fresh parsley.