Noodles Florentine Food

NOODLES FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook noodles according to package directions until tender. , In another saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the spinach, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Drain noodles. Add to spinach mixture; toss gently to coat. , Transfer to a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish; sprinkle with cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until heated through.

NOODLES FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook noodles in salted water until tender.
• In another saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth.
• Gradually add milk.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in the spinach, salt and pepper.
• Drain noodles.
• Add to the spinach mixture; toss gently to coat.
• Transfer to a greased shallow 2 quart baking dish; sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until heated through.

FLORENTINE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter in small skillet on medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 3 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Place in medium bowl. Add spinach, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, eggs, lemon juice and pepper; mix well. Spoon into manicotti shells.
• Place in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover.
• Bake 40 min. or until heated through. About 5 min. before manicotti is done, heat the pasta sauce.
• Serve manicotti topped with sauce.

BEEF FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until evenly brown; drain excess fat. Season with oregano, salt and pepper. Stir in tomato sauce and water. Remove from heat, and stir in cooked noodles.
• In a medium bowl, combine spinach, cottage cheese, onion, and Parmesan cheese. Spread half of noodle mixture in a large casserole dish. Layer with all of spinach mixture, then cover with remaining noodle mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Cover with mozzarella, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

FLORENTINES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C/gas 4. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment.Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a small saucepan over a low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and whisk in the flour then add the cherries, flaked almonds, pistachios and orange zest.
• Scoop 10 flat tbsp of the mixture onto the baking sheets, leaving room for them to spread. You will need to do these in batches. Bake for 10 mins until golden. Leave to cool for 2 mins until firm enough to lift onto a wire rack. Cool completely. Repeat with the remaining mixture.
• Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a simmering saucepan of water or in the microwave in 30 second bursts. Turn the florentines over on the wire rack. Spoon chocolate onto the base of each florentine and gently spread to the edges. When the chocolate is firm enough to hold its shape, use a fork to draw wavy lines across the chocolate. Leave to set and then store in an airtight container.