Low Fat Pumpkin & Spinach Cannelloni (Vegetarian Too!)
- 2 12 lbs pumpkin
- 500 g low-fat ricotta
- 13 cup parsley
- 12 teaspoon nutmeg
- 12 teaspoon ginger
- 14 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 24 cannelloni tubes
- 2 12 cups passata
- 1 cup water
- cooking spray
- Peel and deseed pumpkin; cut into pieces.
- On flat plate, cover pumpkin with oval dish or cling wrap and place in microwave 10 minutes; mash.
- Reserve 1/4 cup ricotta.
- In bowl, combine rest of ricotta, pepper, nutmeg and ginger.
- NOTE: I had spinach ricotta on hand; more than ok to just use low-fat ricotta.
- Add egg, egg white and pumpkin to ricotta mixture and combine well.
- Spoon mixture into tubes.
- NOTE: Can use ziplock bag with small hole on end (filled with mixture) to fill tubes to make it easier or simply use bigger tubes :).
- NOTE: I used instant tubes no pre cooking necessary to make it faster and easier to prepare.
- In baking dish, place 1/4 cup passata and 1/2 cup water.
- NOTE: This sauce is very thin; if you like a thicker type sauce, use pasta sauce of your choice.
- Place filled tubes in bottom of pre-sprayed baking dish.
- Top with 1/2 cup reserved ricotta.
- Add 1/2 cup water on top.
- Bake covered for 15 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
- NOTE: Tubes should be soft and cheese is lightly brown.
- ENJOY!
- NOTE: I serve with bed of rocket, feta cheese and tomato with 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar.
pumpkin, parsley, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, egg, egg, cannelloni tubes, passata, water, cooking spray
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/low-fat-pumpkin-spinach-cannelloni-vegetarian-too-225094 (may not work)