marcia's baked spinach manicotti

Ingredients For marcia's baked spinach manicotti

• 12

  crepes or you can use manicotti shells
• 1/2 stick

  butter
• 1/2 c

  onion, minced
• 1 clove

  garlic, pressed or minced
• 1 lb

  lean ground beef
• 1 pkg

  10 oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well
• 1/2 c

  ricotta cheese
• 2

  eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp

  salt
• SAUCE
• 1/4 c

  butter
• 1 1/2 tsp

  chicken bouillon or chicken stock base
• 1/4 c

  all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 c

  milk
• 1/4 c

  parsley, chopped fine
• 1 jar

  15-oz. jar spaghetti sauce with mushrooms
• 2 tsp

  finely chopped basil leaves
• parmesan cheese for topping