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I decided to put a recipe up today that comes to us courtesy of SouthernBelle

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in Savannah, Georgia. Her significant other (Monsieur Belle) is a vegetarian and she is a bit of a foodie. So her kitchen life revolves around making yummy dishes that either don’t require meat or that can be made veggie or not. Today she is sharing with us his favorite recipe:

Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni/Manicotti

Ingredients

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• 1-2 boxes ready-made cannelloni/manicotti tubes
• 1 small packet frozen chopped spinach
• 1 tub ricotta cheese (I think about 15-16 oz.)
• 2 eggs
• 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 big bag of grated cheese (American – mild cheddar, Australian – tasty cheese)
• 1 tin tomatoes (chopped & peeled)
• 1 jar fancy pasta sauce – I like to use a red sauce (American – marinara) made with burgundy wine.

Equipment

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• big mixing bowl
• garlic crusher
• rectangular ceramic baking dish (one that would work for a big lasagna will be the right size)

1. Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.

2. Defrost spinach in microwave according to packet directions.

3. Put in the mixing bowl: ricotta cheese, eggs, crushed garlic, defrosted spinach, and 2 small handfuls of grated cheese (it’s supposed to be 1/4 cup but I don’t have a measuring cup so I just put loads in). Mix well – I find hand-mixing gets the best results. Don’t forget to take your rings off first!

4. Cover the bottom of the baking dish with a thin layer of pasta sauce (about half the jar, just so the tubes don’t stick).

5. 10 ready-made or 10-12 rolled if you choose to do your own. They need to be soft.

6. When they’re ready, stuff them with the ricotta mixture. I do it by hand, but you could use a piping bag with a big nozzle. Place in the baking dish.

7. Cover the tubes with the rest of the pasta sauce & the tin of tomatoes. Depending on your oven & baking dish, you may need to put a cup or so of water in as well. Mush it all around so the sauce, the tomatoes and the water are mixed together and cover all the tubes.

8. Cover the whole top with a thick layer of grated cheese. Again, I don’t measure the amount, I just put loads on, because cheese rules.

9. Bake for 45 min-1 hour, or until the tubes are nice & soft and the cheese is fully melted and a bit browned.

And voila! Your beautiful veggie Italian dish is done!

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