8 spinach ricotta optional Recipes

jumbo pasta shells (about 32 shells ), frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well, firm tofu, drained well, part-skim ricotta cheese, shredded parmesan cheese, split, onions or 1 medium onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, eggs, salt, fresh ground pepper, ground nutmeg, spaghetti sauce (or more if you love )

unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, whole milk, salt, black pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, grated pecorino romano or parmigiano-reggiano (about 1/3 cup), extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, baby spinach, ricotta (12 oz fresh or 15 oz supermarket-style), egg, lightly beaten, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, sliced prosciutto (optional), chopped, salt, black pepper, grated pecorino romano or parmigiano-reggiano ( 1/2 cup), by 4-inch) fresh pasta rectangles or 8 oven-ready (sometimes labeled no-boil ) lasagne noodles

frozen chopped spinach (or 2 cups cooked fresh spinach), nonfat cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese), eggs, whole wheat flour (or any type of flour will work, gluten-free brown rice flour works well), shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (or any cheese will do), salt and pepper, feta cheese (optional topping )

shells manicotti (1 box) or 12 -14 cannelloni tubes (1 box), ricotta cheese (low-fat or part-skim), freshly grated parmesan cheese (divided 3/4 cup & 1/4 c), egg yolks, chopped fresh basil, lump crabmeat (optional) or 1/2 lb roasted & shredded cooked chicken (optional) or 1/2 lb chopped fresh spinach (optional), salt, fresh ground black pepper, tomato sauce (any jar sauce is fine, ricotta parmesan is my fave or use your favorite homemade basic .), butter or 4 tbsp margarine, all-purpose flour, milk (i use 1%), salt, fresh ground black pepper, nutmeg

chicken breast, - 2 large skinned boneless chicken breasts filleted cut into 4 serving pieces (between 1/4 and 1/2 thick), frozen chopped spinach, thawed, onion, chopped (divided ), garlic cloves (divided ), olive oil, feta (optional) or 1/4 cup ricotta cheese (optional) or 1/4 cup requeson cheese (optional), ripe roma tomato, cored (10 - 12), red bell pepper , rough chopped, dry basil or 1/2 tsp oregano, salt and pepper

fettuccine, reduced-sodium vegetable broth , meatless option or 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth, meat option, frozen chopped spinach, sun-dried tomato, garlic clove, minced, part-skim ricotta cheese, fresh ground pepper, crumbled feta cheese