Cannelloni

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 stuffed shells with 1 tablespoon white sauce)

Ingredients

• 1  (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• Cooking spray
• 1/4  cup  finely chopped onion
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2  pound  ground chuck
• 1/2  pound  ground turkey
• 1/4  cup  egg substitute
• 5  tablespoons  freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 1/4  teaspoons  dried Italian seasoning, divided
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/8  teaspoon  pepper
• 2  (8-ounce) cans no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 12  cooked manicotti shells
• White Sauce

Preparation

Place spinach between paper towels, and squeeze until barely moist; set aside.

Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot. Add onion and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add spinach; sauté 1 minute. Place mixture in a large bowl; set aside.

Combine ground chuck and turkey in skillet; cook over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain and pat dry with paper towels; add to spinach mixture. Add egg substitute, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper; stir well, and set aside.

Combine tomato sauce, 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl; spread 1 cup over bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 375º. Stuff each shell with 1/3 cup spinach mixture; arrange on top of tomato sauce mixture in dish. Pour remaining tomato sauce mixture over shells; spoon White Sauce evenly over tomato sauce mixture. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 375º for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

376 (30% from fat)

Fat:

12.5g

Protein:

26.4g

Carbohydrate:

38.8g

Cholesterol:

48mg

Sodium:

448mg