Light Veggie Cannelloni
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- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1/2 cup finely chopped onions4 cloves garlic, minced1 cup grated carrots1 cup grated zucchini1 cup chopped mushrooms1-1/2 tsp dried basil2 tsp dried oregano1/2 tsp black pepper4 oz fat-free cream cheese, cut into cubes1 small package (10 oz) frozen spinach, thawed and drained1 cup skim ricotta cheese12 cannelloni tubes, uncooked3 cups tomato sauce1/4 cup shredded, part-skim mozzarella cheese (2 ounces)
Heat a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add onions.
Cook and stir until softened.
Add garlic, carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, basil, oregano, and pepper. Cook for about 3 more minutes.
Add cream cheese and spinach and stir until melted and spinach is broken apart.
Remove from heat. Stir in ricotta cheese.
Transfer filling to a large bowl and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Cook pasta 6-7 minutes. It should still be very firm.
Using a teaspoon, stuff tubes.
Spread a thin layer of pasta sauce over bottom of 2 baking dishes.
Arrange 6 stuffed tubes in each dish.
Pour remaining sauce over pasta and sprinkle with mozzarella.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees F. for 40 minutes.
**You can freeze one tray for later in the week if required!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Cook and stir until softened.
Add garlic, carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, basil, oregano, and pepper. Cook for about 3 more minutes.
Add cream cheese and spinach and stir until melted and spinach is broken apart.
Remove from heat. Stir in ricotta cheese.
Transfer filling to a large bowl and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Cook pasta 6-7 minutes. It should still be very firm.
Using a teaspoon, stuff tubes.
Spread a thin layer of pasta sauce over bottom of 2 baking dishes.
Arrange 6 stuffed tubes in each dish.
Pour remaining sauce over pasta and sprinkle with mozzarella.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees F. for 40 minutes.
**You can freeze one tray for later in the week if required!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 348.8
- Total Fat: 12.3 g
- Cholesterol: 13.7 mg
- Sodium: 963.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 61.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
- Protein: 18.9 g
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