Fantastic Pasta Filling

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (300 g) package frozen spinach, thawed and excess moisture squeezed out well or 1 package fresh spinach, chopped
• 1/2-1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 -3 cloves minced fresh garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 -3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (or to taste)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a frypan saute the onion and garlic until tender; add in the lemon juice and spinach, stir to combine with the onions and garlic (if using fresh spinach, stir until the spinach starts to wilt); set aside and cool.
• 2 after cooling the spinach mixture, combine the ricotta cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, sugar (if using), salt and pepper; mix in with the spinach mixture fill any large cooked pasta shell with the mixture, top with 1-1/2- 2 cups of favorite tomato/pasta sauce, top with grated mozza cheese, then bake for approx 45 minutes.