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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 20 minutes, Preparation Time - 35 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). | 2. Mix ricotta cheese, spinach, egg, and pepper together in a bowl. | 3. Grind basil, oil, and garlic together into a chunky paste using a mortar and pestle. Add pine nuts to the pesto; grind to the size of small peddles. | 4. Slice zucchini lengthwise into strips using a mandoline. | 5. Arrange 2 zucchini strips in the shape of a cross. Spoon some of the ricotta cheese mixture in the middle of the cross. Top with a dollop of pesto. Fold ends into the center to create a parcel, starting from the bottom end and moving clockwise. Secure with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining zucchini strips, ricotta cheese mixture, and pesto. | 6. Spread some of the pasta sauce in the bottom of a shallow baking dish. Arrange zucchini parcels on top, spacing them 1/2 inch apart. Spoon a bit of pasta sauce on top of each parcel. Sprinkle Parmiggiano-Reggiano cheese on top. | 7. Bake in the preheated oven until sauce and zucchini begin to brown, about 20 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ricotta cheese	1 1/4	cups		539.4	9.424	34.906	40.238
spinach	1	cup	chopped	6.9	1.089	0.858	0.11699999999999999
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
black pepper	1	teaspoon	ground	5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
basil leaf	1	cup		-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
garlic	1/2	clove		2.235	0.4959	0.0954	0.0075
pine nut	2	tablespoons		113.5688	2.2072	2.3102	11.5374
zucchini	1			-	-	-	-
toothpick	9			-	-	-	-
pasta sauce	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
parmigiano reggiano cheese	2	tablespoons	grated	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.