Brown and drain the sausage.
Add spaghetti sauce and 1 c. water. Mix well. Heat to boil then reduce heat to simmer; cover.
Mix ricotta, 2 c. mozzarella and parmesan cheese in a separate bowl. Add egg to cheese mixture. Add spices to cheese mixture.
Fill uncooked manicotti with cheese mixture.
Put small amount of sauce and sausage mixture in bottom of 13 x 9 " pan. Place filled manicotti in pan on top of sauce. Pour remaining sauce over manicotti. Top with remaining 1 c. mozzarella cheese.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Take of foil the last 15 minutes of cooking. Let sit 15 minutes before serving.