Breadcrumb Ricotta Dumplings

Ingredients

• Whole Grain, Spaghetti

  Barilla

  2 ½ oz or 70g

• Spinach

  Raw

  ³⁄₁₆ package (10 oz) or 57g

• Preciuos Low Fat Ricotta Cheese

  Galbani

  57g

• Parmesan cheese

  Grated

  ¼ oz or 7g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 clove or 3g

• Breadcrumbs

  Cooks' Ingredients, Dried, White - Waitrose

  45g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Marinara Sauce

  Barilla

  ½ cup or 125g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
2. Bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to a boil
3. Thoroughly rinse produce and pat dry
4. Prepare a baking sheet with foil and cooking spray
5. 1 Cook Pasta and Prepare Ingredients Once water is boiling, add pasta and cook until al dente, 7-10 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Drain pasta in a colander. Set aside. While pasta cooks, mince garlic. Coarsely chop spinach.
6. 2 Make the Dumpling Mixture Line a plate with paper towels. Place a medium oven-safe non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tsp. olive oil and spinach and a pinch of salt and pepper to pan. Stir constantly until beginning to wilt, 1-2 minutes. Transfer to towel-lined plate. Blot spinach dry with paper towel. Wipe pan clean and reserve. In a mixing bowl, combine breadcrumbs, ricotta, cooked spinach, liquid egg, and Parmesan.
7. 3 Roast the Dumplings Form dumpling mixture into ten ping-pong ball-sized dumplings. Place dumplings on prepared baking sheet and drizzle with 2 tsp. olive oil. Roast until dumplings are firm and lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. While dumplings roast, start sauce.
8. 4 Start the Sauce Return pan used to wilt spinach to medium heat. Add 1 tsp. olive oil and garlic to hot pan and cook until aromatic, 30-60 seconds. Add marinara and reserved pasta water to pan and bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally until sauce is slightly thickened, 4-6 minutes. Remove from burner.
9. 5 Finish the Dish Top dumplings with Asiago. Bake until cheese is melted, 6-8 minutes. Plate dish as pictured on front of card, garnishing dumplings with basil pesto. Bon appetit!
10. (source: https://www.homechef.com/meals/breadcrumb-ricotta-dumplings)