Layered Spinach And Ricotta Cheese Bake Sbd Style Recipes

LAYERED SPINACH AND RICOTTA CHEESE BAKE-SBD STYLE

Steps:

• Saute the DICED Canadian bacon in a non-stick pan with two cloves of minced garlic and one diced red onion (about 1/2) cup.
• Add the fresh spinach and cook until the spinach wilts.
• Drain well.
• In a Pam sprayed glass pie plate, arrange the spinach mixture in one layer.
• Blend one cup of ricotta cheese with 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, and two tablespoons water.
• Stir in 1 Tbsp each of basil and dill.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread this over the spinach layer.
• Drain the chopped tomatoes and spread over the cheese layer.
• Garnish with a sprinkle of shredded cheese.
• Bake until the cheese melts and begins to brown, about 30 minutes at 350 F.

SPINACH & RICOTTA PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
• Pasta Sauce: Pour out about 1/4 cup of the passata (to make room to add flavourings). Add the remaining Pasta Sauce ingredients into the bottle, screw the lid on and give it a shake.
• Cook pasta for time per packet MINUS 1 minute.
• SCOOP OUT 1 mugful pasta cooking water, drain and set aside.
• Ricotta Mixture - Mix Ricotta Mixture ingredients in a very large bowl. Use a splash of pasta cooking water if needed to make it creamy.
• Add pasta and stir to combine. Transfer to a heatproof baking dish.
• Top with Pasta Sauce, top with cheese. Loosely cover with foil.
• Bake for 25 minutes, then remove the cover and bake for a further 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Serve while hot and fresh!

CHICKEN, SPINACH AND RICOTTA CREPE BAKE

Steps:

• First make the crepes if you have not bought them from the store.
• Mix the flour, eggs, milk and salt into a large bowl and mix until well combined and mixture is smooth.
• Allow the mixture to rest for 30 minutes before cooking.
• Using a large pan, add a small amount of butter and when melted ladle the crepe mixture into the pan, spreading the mixture thinly. Flip over once before placing onto a plate.
• To make the filling, chop the chicken into small pieces and fry in a pan until cooked.
• Add the tomato puree, cream and tomato paste to the chicken. Continue to simmer for a few minutes.
• Add the Vegeta or other stock seasonings until you have a desired flavour.
• Scoop out the chicken, leaving majority of the saucy mixture in the pan, and combine the chicken with the ricotta.
• Add the chopped baby spinach to the ricotta/chicken mixture.
• spread a thin layer of the ricotta mixture onto a crepe and roll. Continue until all of the mixture or crepes have run out. Place each crepe next to each other in a baking dish. Some can be layered on top of each other.
• Once all of the crepes are in the baking dish, pour the remaining creamy tomato sauce from the pan, over the top of the crepes. Make sure to spread the sauce evenly and try to get some between the top crepes.
• Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top and place into the oven at 180 degrees to bake. Once the cheese begins to crisp, remove from the oven and allow it to set for a few minutes before serving.