"W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> : "Alice Faber" > wrote in message
> : ...
> : > In article >,
> : > "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> : >
> : >> Angela wanted me to buy some fresh spinach for green smoothies. And
> I
> : >> want
> : >> to make some stuffed shells. With spinach in them. I don't think I
> have
> : >> ever made the cheese stuffed shells from scratch. Way back before we
> : >> knew
> : >> of the food allergies, I used to buy frozen ones. And I can still do
> : >> that
> : >> for Angela but due to the eggs in them, I can't eat them.
> : >>
> : >> I have run across at least one recipe that doesn't require the egg.
> It's
> : >> just a mix of ricotta and parmesan cheese in it. Ah but the spinach
> : >> part.
> : >> All of the recipes I see call for frozen spinach, thawed and juices
> : >> squeezed
> : >> out.
> : >>
> : >> I have made plenty of lasagna using spinach. I know I have used
> frozen,
> : >> but
> : >> I also think I have used fresh. I remember just chopping it finely
> and
> : >> adding it to the cheese. But perhaps this would work differently in
> : >> lasagna
> : >> because you let it sit after baking and the juices would be absorbed?
> I
> : >> do
> : >> put other veggies in my lasagna and I do saut? them first.
> : >>
> : >> So my question is... Do you think I could just chop the spinach
> finely
> : >> and
> : >> add it to the cheese? Or should I cook it and cool it first?
> : >
> : > Cook the spinach first. Just wash the leaves and steam them until they
> : > wilt down. The volume change is dramatic. Then drain, squeeze the
> water
> : > out, and chop. If you don't do this, all the water the spinach loses
> : > when you cook it will make the stuffed shells soggy.
> : >
> : > On the other hand, I don't think leaving the egg out will make any
> : > difference.
>
> : Okay. Thanks. Leaving the egg out when I made lasagna made a HUGE
> : difference and not in a good way. The end result was a sloppy mess.
>
> I make a vegetarian lasgna and have never used any egg. it is not a
> sloppy mess.

Hmmm... Mine sure was! And it was vegetarian.