Spinach Ring Recipes

SPINACH RING

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375. Butter a 1 1/2-qt ring mold.
• Place spinach in a food processor and puree.
• Melt 1 Tbs. of butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Add spinach, raise the heat to high and cook, stirring, until all moisture has cooked away, 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium.
• Stir in the flour, salt and pepper. Slowly pour in the warm milk, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened. Add the paprika and cook for 4 minutes longer.
• Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup of the cheese and the remaining Tbs. of butter. Stir in the eggs and pour into the prepared mold. Sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Place in a baking pan and pour hot water into the pan to reach halfway up the sides of the mold dish. Bake until firm or lightly browned, 30-40 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let sit for a few minutes. Run a knife around the edges, then invert onto a serving platter.
• Serve hot.
• You can have it with the Bechamel sauce or without.

SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE WREATH(PAMPERED CHEF COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• In bowl, combine artichokes, spinach, mozzarella cheese, feta cheese(or Parmesan, red bell pepper, mayonnaise, garlic and black pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
• Unroll the 2 packages of crescent rolls onto work surface. Separate into 16 triangles in a circle on a large round pizza pan(or baking stone) with wide ends 3" from edge of pan and points towards the outside. Points will extend off the edge of the baking stone or pan(depending on size).
• Arrange remaining triangles in center of baking stone or pan; matching wide ends with triangles already in place Points will overlap in the center.
• Using rolling pin, roll over seams of triangles where the wide ends meet, creating a smooth surface for filling. Do not seal center triangles.
• Using an ice cream scoop, scoop filling evenly over dough in a continuous circle.
• Beginning with the last triangle placed in center of baking stone or pan, bring point of triangle straight across filling.
• Next, bring point of opposite outside triangle diagonally across point of previous triangle. The filling will show.
• Repeat, overlapping points of inside and outside triangles to form a wreath. Tuck last end under first.
• Brush top of wreath with egg white. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!.

SPINACH ARTICHOKE RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Combine all the ingredients and mix well.
• Remove dough from can and place seam sides together to form a base.
• Continue arranging dough triangles until you complete a circle (or we just use 1 pan each and make logs).
• Pinch seams of dough together to create a flattened surface.
• Scoop filling over dough evenly.
• Bring corners of the dough together to form a lattice type design to hold filling inches.
• Spray with olive oil.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

LOLLY'S SPINACH-NOODLE RING

Steps:

• Defrost spinach and drain well.
• Cook noodles in salted water until barely tender and drain.
• Mix noodles and spinach.
• Saute onion in butter until lightly browned. Fold in eggs.
• Add sour cream and blend well.
• Pour mixture into a greased 6 cup ring mold.
• Place mold in pan of hot water and bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
• Unmold.
• Serve on a heated platter with steamed mushrooms in the center.