This easy recipe, courtesy of The Tomato Stall (thetomatostall.co.uk) is the perfect mid-week meal. A crowd-pleaser among many; it’s a great way to incorporate veg for fussy children!
Baked spinach and ricotta shells with Isle of Wight tomato sauce
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Baking dish
- Frying pan
Ingredients
- 175 g giant pasta shells
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- A pinch of dried chilli flakes optional
- 200 g spinach chopped
- 125 g ricotta
- zest of half a lemon
- 250 ml Isle of Wight Tomatoes passata or any passata
- 25 g parmesan or veggie alternative, finely grated
Method
- Heat the oven to 180°c. Cook thepasta shells following pack instructions but drain when they are still a littleal dente as they will cook more in the oven.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and gently cook the garlic (and chilli, if using) for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted. Stir inthe ricotta and lemon zest, then season well.
- Spoon the passata evenly across the bottom of a baking dish. Use ateaspoon to pack each shell with the spinach and ricotta mixture, then putinto the dish, making sure the shells are evenly spaced apart.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan if using, and bake for 20-25 minutes or untilbubbling and golden
Nutrition
This recipe is courtesty of The Tomato Stall (thetomatostall.co.uk).
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