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I actually made it through an episode of Giada's show and got this nice recipe. ;) I decided that we'd have this last night as a snack while waiting for me to finish the empanadas. Easy and quick to make, I recommend trying this: 1 cup ricotta 1 lb spinach: stemmed, chopped, sauteed (I cheated and just used a box of frozen spinach) 1 cup parmesan 1/4 tsp nutmeg 2 eggs + 2 yolks salt & pepper (we didn't add any salt because the parm is salty enough) 5 T flour (we tried substituting a couple T semolina flour, but then added a couple more T reg flour to firm up the balls) -Mix everything together with your hands -Add flour to your hands and make little patties/balls (about small meatball/slider size) -Add to a pot of gently boiling water+salt (we skipped the salt here too) -Cook ~4 minutes, will be ready when the nudi float to the top -Serve with your favorite pasta sauce (here we warmed the sauce in a large saute pan and set the nudi in the sauce while waiting for the next batches to cook) The balls firm up a bit after resting a bit, so I recommend letting them stay warm in the sauce for 5-10 minutes before eating. YUMMUY!

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By: kidmissile
Taken: March 3, 2009
Uploaded: March 3, 2009

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