Spinach Ricotta Grilled Cheese Recipes

SPINACH-RICOTTA DIP

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium heat. When oil shimmers, add pine nuts and cook until they make a popping noise and start to brown, about 1 minute. Stir in garlic and onion and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to a food processor fitted with a blade, add in remaining ingredients, and process until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning, as necessary. Serve with flatbread, toasted pita wedges, or lavash crackers for dipping.

SPINACH-RICOTTA QUICHE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; add onion and cook for 1 minute. Add spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to wilt, about 1 minute. Cover skillet and cook for 1 minute more, allowing condensation to build inside the skillet. Remove from heat, uncover, and stir.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press pie pastry into a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie pan. Prick bottom and sides with a fork.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Combine eggs, ricotta cheese, cream, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, basil, salt, and pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
• Spread spinach and onion mixture evenly over the crust. Pour egg mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center of quiche is set and the top is lightly browned, about 40 minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

GRILLED CHEESE WITH EGGPLANT AND RICOTTA

Steps:

• Slice Italian bread info 8 thick slices. Slice each tomato into 4 slices.
• Remove some of the skin from the eggplant, leaving the rest of the skin on for a striped look. Slice the eggplant into eight 1/2-inch rounds.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Season eggplant with salt and pepper; cook until soft, about 5 minutes per side. Watch that it does not burn. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• Spread ricotta over 4 slices of bread. Top each with 2 eggplant slices and 2 tomato slices. Season tomatoes with salt and pepper. Tear 2 basil leaves over each sandwich. Add 4 slices of fontina cheese. Spread butter over the remaining slices of bread and place over the cheese, buttered sides up.
• Melt remaining butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sandwiches to the skillet with the dry side down. Cover with a piece of foil and place a heavy pan on top. Toast sandwiches for 3 to 4 minutes. Flip over and cover again. Cook until cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes more.

GRILLED CHEESE WITH SPINACH & TOMATO

Steps:

• spray frying pan with cooking spray.
• Turn stove on to medium heat, and add tomatoes to outside edges of pan, and add spinach to center.
• Sprinkle salt and garlic over the vegetables.
• Toss spinach frequently, and turn tomatoes over after a minute or so.
• cook tomato just until it gets a little soft, but do not wait until it gets mushy.
• Cook spinach until slightly wilted.
• Take both out when they are done and set aside.
• Wipe pan out with towel, and heat on medium.
• Butter one piece of bread as you would for a regular grilled cheese sandwich.
• Put bread in pan, and place cheese on top and then place spinach and tomato on top of the cheese.
• Allow to heat.
• Butter the other piece of bread, and fry sandwich until nicely browned on both sides.
• Remove and Serve!

SPINACH & CHEESE GRILLED SANDWICH

Steps:

• Mix spinach, swiss cheese, parmesan cheese, mayonnaise and mustard until well blended.
• Spread on bread of your choice, I prefer rye.
• Add 2-3 slices crisp bacon (to save time, I sprinkle bacon bits on instead).
• Butter bread and toast on hot griddle.
• Serve with chips and a pickle.