Vegetarian

Parmesan Spinach Cakes takes several minutes to prepare.

Parmesan Spinach Cakes takes several minutes to cook.

Parmesan Spinach Cakes makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Parmesan Spinach Cakes are:

? 12 ounces fresh spinach, (see Note)
? 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese, or low-fat cottage cheese
? 1/2 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
? 2 large eggs, beaten
? 1 clove garlic, minced
? 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Here is how you make Parmesan Spinach Cakes:

1. Preheat oven to 400?F.2. Pulse spinach in three batches in a food processor until finely chopped. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add ricotta (or cottage cheese), Parmesan, eggs, garlic and pepper; stir to combine.3. Coat 8 cups of the muffin pan with cooking spray. Divide the spinach mixture among the 8 cups (they will be very full).4. Bake the spinach cakes until set, about 20 minutes. Let stand in the pan for 5 minutes. Loosen the edges with a knife and turn out onto a clean cutting board or large plate. Serve warm, sprinkled with more Parmesan, if desired.Serving Size: 12 cakesNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JSCHWEI412.

The nutritional information for Parmesan Spinach Cakes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 45.9

• Total Fat: 2.3 g
• Cholesterol: 38.6 mg
• Sodium: 145.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 1.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
• Protein: 4.7 g