Everyone knows Spinach is good for your health,
but it's a veggie most people learn to hate. I personally
like eating spinach, and cook it often for its health benefits.
Spinach provides you with abundant antioxidants
that keep check of the free radicals in your body, notwithstanding
the benefits spinach can have for your vision. Anyhow, here's
a healthy recipe for cooking spinach and macaroni.
Healthy Recipe: Spinach
Baked Macaroni Cheese
Macaroni - 1lb
Spinach leafs - 3 to 4 cups (torn)
Low fat ricotta cheese - 15oz
Low fat cheddar cheese - 2 cups
Grated parmesan cheese - 1/4 cup
Skim milk - 1 3/4 cups
Tabasco sauce - 2 tsps
Salt - 1tsp
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Paprika - 1 tsp
Find bread crumbs - 1/4 cup
Brown mustard - 2 tsps
Egg substitute - 1/2 cup
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Preheat oven to 375.
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Spray a 9X13 baking dish with oil.
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Cook macaroni according to package directions.
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Mix the low fat ricotta cheese, milk,
mustard, tabasco sauce, egg, salt and pepper in a food
processor.
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Drain the macaroni then add in the cheddar
and spinach. Stir until cheese is melted.
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Stir in low fat ricotta cheese. Then put
this into the baking dish.
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Sprinkle the parmesan cheese, paprika,
and bread crumbs over the macaroni. Bake at 375 for 25
to 30 minutes.
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