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EAT => Eating For Toddlers => Topic started by: Erin (redstarfalling) on September 14, 2005, 13:20:48 pm
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So my very fussy eater ate a whole canneloni (one of the store-bought frozen kinds) for supper last night. It was stuffed with ricotta and spinach (although light on the spinach!). While I'm thrilled that she actually ATE something and seemed to really like it, how healthy is something like that for an almost 1 year old? I would like to give it to her more often if I know she likes it. I mean, seriously, that was more than I think she's ever eaten at one sitting.... :?
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My thought would be - every so often can't be bad, just try and find the one with the lowest salt content as I find that I need to add a fair amout of salt when I have spinach / ricotta as they are both quite bland.
If she does canelloni would she try homemade lasagne or canelloni here in the UK we can but fresh pasta cannelloni tubes ready to fill and bake.
What about the ready filled tortillinni / ravioli with a vegetable filling too?
alex
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Great ideas - I'll have to look around for some recipes. I think she just really likes the pasta/ricotta combo (no surprise - it's pretty yummy!). You're right about the salt! Is it really time consuming to make your own with the tubes? I could probably do it with a mix of cheese and cooked veggies...or I wonder how it would be with tofu...hmmm....think, think, think... :?
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Hi erin,
Alex has given you some great ideas...but just to let you know that i make homemade canneloni, but instead of mince in the tube i stuff them with veggies and chicken and put cheese on top! DD loves it and i feel happy knowing she is getting veggies :D :roll:
HTH
xx
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It should be easy to make your own. Even those large shell shaped pasta can be filled if you can't find manicotti/cannelloni. I mix the filling and then put it in a zip top plastic bag and cut off a corner. You can pipe the filling in quicker and easier that way. :D
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I was going to post a cannelloni recipe (spinach and ricotta) but then realised it used grams, which probably would not be too helpful for you! My dd also enjoys this dish, and in fact it is the ONLY vegetable she will eat (spinach) when it's made in this way! She has been known to eat 3 tubes in a sitting!
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i would love your recipe if you don't mind posting it. alex loves pasta and ricotta but never eats spinach and i woudl love a new recipe that others have had success with (getting bored with all my standard dishes :roll: )
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Denise, I'd be interested in seeing that recipe too! :D
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http://www.sanremo.co.nz/recipefinder.asp?dish=6&searchTerm=&vegetarian=true&source=recipes&Go3.x=10&Go3.y=10
then click on the "Cannelloni with Spinach and Ricotta" link.
The recipe is actually on the back of the San Remo cannelloni boxes as well. I never make the sauce - always just use a jar of pasta sauce. It's really easy and yummy!
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thanks a lot - i will get the tubes this wekend! i think i will make it for me and Dh too
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That looks great! Thanks!! :D
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BTW - it's great w/ tofu instead of ricotta too - I make it this way all the time for lasgna and mancotti.... most people don't even notice the difference!
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Hey ladies.
Olivia loves pasta! Maybe because she's 1/2 Italian???
Anyhow, she loves the fresh pasta & homemade sauce, especially canelloni w/ricotta & spinach, but she too will not eat spinach on it's own. Here's a few ideas & I love eating this stuff too, using penne rigate or rigatoni. It's quick & readily available in most refrigerators/pantries
Baby pasta (or small elbow macaroni or the really tiny shells)
Ricotta
Margarine
Salt/pepper to taste
Boil the pasta & drain once cooked (beyond al dente for the kiddies), add margarine to avoid sticking, mix well, then add ricotta, as much as little as you like, mix well & season to taste.
You can add chopped sauted spinach in here if you like - Olivia will not eat it with spinach this way
AND THEN TRY THIS:
Freshly made meatballs, preferably chicken or turkey for the babes, the size of a dime
(meat/egg/parsley/parm cheese/bread crumbs)
Frozen spinach chopped up well
Veg stock or chicken stock (Low sodium if canned/or use oxo cubes)
All of the above freeze very well in seperate conatiners
Bring stock/broth to a boil, add meat balls, let boil for 5 min - you can add a touch of rice or pastina in at this point if desired & boil on medium for 10 more min (I do not add pasta, I add a whole egg or 2 & give the soup a quick whisk)
After boiling for the 5 - 15 min, add spinach & simmer for 20 min - half hour to let all flavours meet one another & to make sure meat balls are fully cooked & soft. Meatballs should be tender & easy to smush if neccessary.
Serve with parmasean cheese or crackers if desired.
You can also use beef if you want...