CANNELLONI RIPIENI al forno Ricotta e Spinaci RICETTA Facile e Veloce

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: mascarpone

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while still melting well.

gorgonzola cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Feta provides a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with no dairy.

Preheat the oven.

In a bowl, mix the frozen spinach, ricotta, grated cheese, egg, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to create the filling.

Stuff the dry cannelloni with the filling mixture.

In a pan, heat extra virgin olive oil and sauté the garlic until fragrant.

Add the tomato puree and fresh basil to the pan, and cook for a few minutes.

Spread some of the tomato sauce in a baking dish.

Place the stuffed cannelloni in the dish and cover with the remaining tomato sauce.

Bake in the oven until heated through and the top is golden.

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