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What could be easier than a skillet dinner? I don't know about
you but I love have a minimum of clean-up following meals. And
one of the best ways to accomplish that is with skillet meals.
Try this Italian Skillet Meal soon. Your family will love you for
it, especially if it is their jobs to clean up after dinner! With
this one skillet you will have a meal that includes the
vegetables onion, tomatoes, and spinach.
Also dairy in the cheeses and egg. You have pasta with the
tortellini, healthy olive oil and spices. That's a lot of
nutrition in one skillet. The other benefit is time. This dinner
is table ready in thirty minutes. Serve with some garlic bread
and fresh fruit to round out your meal.
ITALIAN SKILLET DINNER
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp garlic salt
2 tbsp olive oil
1 can (15-oz) crushed tomatoes
1 cup hot water
1 pkg (9-oz) refrigerated cheese tortellini
1 carton (15-oz) lowfat ricotta cheese
1 egg
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pkg (10-oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
In a large skillet, cook onion, basil, oregano, and garlic salt
in oil for two minutes. Add the tomatoes and hot water; bring to
a boil. Add tortellini; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Stir together the ricotta cheese, egg, and Parmesan
cheese. Drop spoonfuls of spinach and then ricotta mixture over
the pasta. Top with mozzarella. Cover; cook 10 minutes longer or
until the ricotta mixture is set. Let stand 5 minutes before
serving.
Enjoy!
For more quick and easy recipes visit
http://grandmasquickfixrecipes.blogspot.com
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