Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Cristina's Low-Fat Manicotti

Category: Pasta

Ingredients and Directions

12 each manicotti noodles or 24 jumbo shells

1 each spinach, frozen, package, drained, chopped

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 each egg white

1 salt and pepper, to taste

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Sauce

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12 each roma tomatoes, halved

1 each scallions, bunch, chopped

2 each garlic, cloves, minced

1/2 each carrot, chopped

1/4 cup white wine

1 salt and pepper, to taste

Cook the manicotti noodles and set aside. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Using a pastry bag, fill the noodles. Place in a large casserole dish. Sauce: Place all ingredients in saucepan and simmer for 30 - 45 minutes. Transfer to blender and blend. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer. Pour the sauce over the manicotti and top with parmesan. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.