Home made spinach & ricotta canelloni
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- Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
1.5 cup of skim milk ricotta cheese75 grams mozarella cheese4 tbsp shredded mozarella cheese250 grams frozen spinach (or fresh if you can get it)3 cups of canned or fresh ripe tomatoes250 grams of premade canelloni tubes
This will make a 5-6 servings
For the filling:
Put your frozen spinach into microwave on high for 4 minutes. When finished drain away water.
In a bowl combine ricotta, 25grams of mozarella and spinach, add salt and pepper.
Once your filling is done, use a teaspoon to stuff it into your premade canelloni tubes. Arrange tubes into a large baking dish, allow a little space in between each 2 tubes.
Place your tomatoes and 1 cup of water into a blender with salt and pepper and blend until it is a smooth and runny puree.
Top your canelloni with the tomato mixture. Sprinle with the remaining mozarella and finish off with parmesan.
Bake in a moderate oven (200c) for approx 45 minutes or as directed on premade canelloni package.
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OFEDEOZ.
For the filling:
Put your frozen spinach into microwave on high for 4 minutes. When finished drain away water.
In a bowl combine ricotta, 25grams of mozarella and spinach, add salt and pepper.
Once your filling is done, use a teaspoon to stuff it into your premade canelloni tubes. Arrange tubes into a large baking dish, allow a little space in between each 2 tubes.
Place your tomatoes and 1 cup of water into a blender with salt and pepper and blend until it is a smooth and runny puree.
Top your canelloni with the tomato mixture. Sprinle with the remaining mozarella and finish off with parmesan.
Bake in a moderate oven (200c) for approx 45 minutes or as directed on premade canelloni package.
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OFEDEOZ.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 316.3
- Total Fat: 14.7 g
- Cholesterol: 34.5 mg
- Sodium: 731.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 37.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 19.9 g
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