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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In shallow Dutch oven, heat half of the oil over medium-high heat; cook beef, breaking up with spoon, for 5 minutes or until no longer pink. With slotted spoon, transfer to bowl. Drain any fat from pan. | 2. Add remaining oil to pan; sauté onions and garlic for 5 minutes. Add basil, oregano, hot pepper flakes, salt, pepper, tomatoes and tomato sauce. Return beef to pan; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for 20 to 25 minutes or until thickened. | 3. Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions until tender but firm. Drain and rinse under cold water; drain well and place on damp tea towel. | 4. Filling: Meanwhile, in bowl, combine spinach, ricotta, 1 cup Parmesan, 1 cup mozzarella, parsley, onions, eggs, basil, nutmeg, and pepper. | 5. Pour half of the beef and tomato sauce into 13- x 9-inch (3 L) glass baking dish. Spoon heaping 1 tbsp (15 mL) filling into each pasta shell. Arrange snugly, stuffed side up, in dish. Spoon remaining sauce over top; sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheeses. Cover with foil. | 6. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 20 minutes or until heated through. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
beef	1		ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
onion	2		chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
garlic clove	4		minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
basil	1 1/2	1/2	dried	0.3047	0.0351	0.0417	0.0085
oregano	1 1/2	1/2	dried	3.975	1.0338	0.135	0.0642
salt pepper	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
pepper flake	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
tomato puree	1	can		312.36	73.8156	13.562999999999999	1.7262
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
jumbo pasta shell	1	box		-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	1	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
spinach	1	package	chopped thawed squeezed frozen	-	-	-	-
ricotta cheese	1	container		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
mozzarella cheese	1	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
green onion	2		chopped	38.34	8.1508	1.3774	0.6674
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
basil	1	teaspoon		0.3047	0.0351	0.0417	0.0085
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187

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