Tonight's Dinner - Stuffed Shells & Garlic Knots

[Guest guest]

This was tonight's dinner. The Stuffed Shells were

incredibly easy to do and the bread is a favorite around

here.

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Stuffed Spinach Shells

 

Recipe By : RisaG

Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Cheese Greens

Pasta

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 10 oz pkg frozen spinach -- thawed &

squeezed dr

1/4 cup feta cheese -- crumbled

1/4 cup small curd cottage cheese --

drained a bit

1/8 cup egg substitute

14 jumbo pasta sheels

8 oz no-salt added tomatoes --

undrained

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 tsp dried Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp coarse salt

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese -- shredded

 

Put up a big pot of water. When at a boil, put iin pasta

shells and cook for allotted time. Drain.

 

While cooking pasta, combine spinach, feta cheese,

cottage cheese and egg substitute in a small bowl. When

pasta is cooked, spoon spinach mixture into shells. Place

in a lightly greased 8 " baking dish or spoon some of the

sauce on the bottom of the pan and then place the shells

on top of that (if watching weight).

 

Combine tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, salt

and garlic powder in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat, simmer 5 minutes. Pour over stuffed shells.

 

Bake shells, covered, at 350° F for 20 minutes. Uncover,

sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top and finish baking for

10 minutes until mozzarella is bubbly. Yield: 4 small

servings or 2 large.

 

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Garlic Knots - 1 lb dough

 

Recipe By : RisaG

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Bread / Abm

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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DOUGH:

3/4 cup lukewarm water

2 cups bread flour

1 tsp sea salt

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp breadmachine yeast

TOPPING:

1/3 cup olive oil

2 tbsp parmesan cheese -- grated

2 cloves garlic -- minced

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

 

For dough: Set machine for dough cycle. Add ingredients

to pan according to manufacturer directions. Press start.

When done, remove dough and place in a greased bowl. Let

rise for 1/2 hour. When risen, remove and cut into 8 long

strips. Roll the strips up and place in a greased sticky

bun pan or something similar.

 

Mix topping ingredients together in a small bowl. Let

stand for 10 minutes to infuse then spread on top of

rolls.

 

Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake for 6 minutes. Then brush

more topping on and finish baking - about another 6-9

minutes, until golden brown and soft.

 

Serve warm.

 

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RisaG