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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat, and season generously with salt. | 2. Fill a medium bowl with ice water and season with salt, as well. | 3. Boil the spinach, uncovered, until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. | 4. Remove with a slotted spoon, (do not drain), and immediately plunge the spinach into the ice water. | 5. Drain and squeeze the excess water from the spinach, and finely chop. | 6. Alternatively, if using thawed spinach, simply squeeze, and finely chop. | 7. In the same large pot of boiling water, cook the pasta shells until al dente, tender but still slightly firm. | 8. Drain and pat dry. | 9. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. | 10. Cover the bottom of a 9- x 13-inch ovenproof baking dish with 1 cup of the marinara sauce. | 11. In a medium mixing bowl, evenly combine the tofu, mozzarella, and 1/3 cup of the Parmesan, the eggs, and the spinach. | 12. Season with the 1/2 teaspoon salt, nutmeg, and pepper to taste. | 13. Spoon the cheese mixture into the manicotti shell and line them up in the baking dish. | 14. Cover with the remaining sauce. | 15. Scatter the remaining cheese on top and dot with the butter. | 16. Bake for 30 minutes. | 17. Serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
spinach	1	lb	trimmed thawed	99.7904	17.6901	9.979	1.3608
kosher salt		teaspoon		-	-	-	-
manicotti	12			-	-	-	-
marinara sauce	3	cups		-	-	-	-
tofu	1		firm	40.8233	0.7881	4.896	2.4721
mozzarella cheese	1	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
nutmeg	1	pinch	grated	0.7219	0.0678	0.008	0.0499
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
butter	2	teaspoons	unsalted diced	57.0	2.6189999999999998	1.781	4.8

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