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Ingredients
- Tomato Sauce, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 to 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 pound cleaned spinach
- 1/2 small lemon, juiced
- 1 package round wonton wrappers
- 8 ounces mozzarella, grated
- 3 ounces Parmesan, grated
- 4 ounces ricotta cheese (half reserved for frosting if desired)
- 8 cherry tomatoes, for garnish
- 8 small basil leaves, for garnish
- Special equipment: 8-cup nonstick muffin pan
Details
Servings 8
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 110mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com
Preparation
Step 1
Prepare the tomato sauce.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
To start the lasagnas: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic cloves and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic is golden, about 5 minutes. Remove and discard the garlic. Add the spinach, a handful at a time, and stir-fry until it wilts, about 3 minutes. Add the lemon juice then transfer the spinach to a colander set over a bowl to drain.
Reserve 8 tablespoons of Parmesan and 8 tablespoons of mozzarellathis will be the topping. The remaining cheese will be used in the lasagnas (note you can vary the amount of cheese to taste keeping in mind that the parmesan is salty, the mozzarella is sweet as well as salty and helps to hold the lasagnas together, and the ricotta is sweet and creamy).
Start assembling the lasagnas. Line each cupcake mold with a round wonton wrapper. Put a little Parmesan, a little mozzarella, and a little ricotta into each mold. Top with a little spinach and a spoonful of sauce. Repeat layers of wonton wrappers, cheeses, spinach and sauce, creating 6 layers in all, and ending with sauce. Sprinkle each lasagna with reserved Parmesan and mozzarella. (The cupcakes can alternatively be topped with Pink Ricotta Frostings. See Cooks Note.)
Bake until the lasagnas are nicely browned, about 20 minutes. Serve warm garnished with cherry tomatoes and basil leaves.
Cooks Note: To make Pink Ricotta Frosting, beat 1 egg white with 4 ounces of Ricotta cheese. Add red food coloring. Omit the final cheese topping in the recipe above. Pipe or spoon the frosting onto each cupcake then bake.
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