Ricotta Spinach Pie
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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For the Filling
- 680.38 g fresh spinach
- 44.37 ml butter
- 907.18 g ricotta cheese
- 59.14 ml pine nuts
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 44.37 ml parmesan cheese, grated
- 29.58 ml Italian parsley, chopped (or regular if unavailable)
- salt and pepper
- 0.25 ml nutmeg
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Sauce
- 1814.36 g ripe tomatoes, peeled, mashed
- 59.14 ml fresh basil, chopped finely
- 118.29 ml whipping cream
- 44.37 ml butter
- salt and pepper
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Main base
- 226.79 g jumbo pasta shells, snails are good, cooked but still very firm, drained & rinsed in cold water
- 44.37 ml fine ground semolina
- 85.04 g mozzarella cheese, grated
directions
- ----------Sauce---------------.
- Simmer tomatoes, uncovered for about l hour or until thickened (medium-low heat).
- Stir occasionally.
- Puree until smooth.
- Stir in the Basil, cream, butter, salt& pepper.
- Set aside.
- ----------Filling---------------¨' .
- Cook spinach until just wilted, cool until you can handle it, Then squeeze and squeeze again, chop finely.
- Melt butter in a skillet.
- Add spinach and saute 1 minute.
- In a bowl blend the spinach with the riccota cheese, pine nuts,egg yolks,parmesan, parsley, nutmeg, salt& pepper---------Putting it together---------.
- In a large baking dish put in a little of the sauce about a 1/8", spread evenly Fill each of the patially cooked pasta shells with the riccota/spinach mixture.
- Completely fill them.
- Sprinkle a little semolina over each to seal them.
- Place the filled shells in the baking dish.
- Spoon the remaining sauce over the shells.
- If there is too much sauce save it for something else.
- You want sauce but not sloppy.
- Sprinkle mozzarella over it all.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake in 350F degrees oven for 30-40 minutes.
- Check during baking and add a little sauce if it looks dry.
- Remove foil and let brown slightly 5-10 minutes.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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