On 2/5/2012 3:02 AM, Ozgirl wrote:
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>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>> Angela wanted me to buy some fresh spinach for green smoothies. And
>>>> I want to make some stuffed shells. With spinach in them. I don't
>>>> think I have ever made the cheese stuffed shells from scratch. Way
>>>> back before we knew of the food allergies, I used to buy frozen
>>>> ones. And I can still do that for Angela but due to the eggs in
>>>> them, I can't eat them.
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>>>> I have run across at least one recipe that doesn't require the egg.
>>>> It's just a mix of ricotta and parmesan cheese in it. Ah but the
>>>> spinach part. All of the recipes I see call for frozen spinach,
>>>> thawed and juices squeezed out.
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>>>> I have made plenty of lasagna using spinach. I know I have used
>>>> frozen, but I also think I have used fresh. I remember just chopping
>>>> it finely and adding it to the cheese. But perhaps this would work
>>>> differently in lasagna because you let it sit after baking and the
>>>> juices would be absorbed? I do put other veggies in my lasagna and I
>>>> do sauté them first.
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>>>> So my question is... Do you think I could just chop the spinach
>>>> finely and add it to the cheese? Or should I cook it and cool it first?
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>>>> Thanks.
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>>> It cooks so quickly I would not cook it first in lasagne but am not
>>> sure about what you mean by shells. If I cooked it at all I would do
>>> it for about a minute or so only (wet the spinach and cook in a
>>> saucepan with a lid. On a side note, I always use fresh spinach in
>>> meals that call for it because the frozen stuff really doesn't do
>>> anything for me and on the few times I have used it, it made made the
>>> dish watery.
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>> These are big pasta shells that you boil first then stuff with cheese,
>> cover with tomato sauce and bake.
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> Ah, you could probably put the spinach in raw then.
too much shrinkage on the spinach

a massive pot of fresh usually cooks down to 4 servings for us

kate