Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Vegan Ricotta and Spinach Stuffed Manicotti

Ingredients:
1 lbs. silken tofu tofu
1 10 oz package frozen spinach (thawed)
1 tbs garlic powder, 1 tbs onion powder
1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
1 teaspoon sea salt & fresh ground black pepper
2 tbs olive oil
1 package manicotti noodles
Mac N' Cheese Sauce

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Drain spinach by squeezing in hands over the sink.

3. Remove tofu from water and put into food
processor. Add spinach, garlic, salt, pepper,
yeast flakes, and olive oil.

4. Pulse until well mixed and smooth

5. Fill large zip lock or regular plastic bag w / mixture. Snip about a dime
size hole in bottom corner. Pipe mixture into manicotti shells, filling compactly.

6. Add sauce.

7. Bake, covered 20 - 25 min. Remove cover and bake another 10 -
15 min, until nice and bubbly and a little crunchy.

Serves: 4-8

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