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Low-Carb Manicotti

CarbsPerServing:20g carbs total Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey -- or
beef
1 jar pasta sauce (I used
Classico Tomato & -- it was
lowest in carbs)
Pesto
1 tablespoon dried onions
-- minced
8 savoy cabbage leaves --
savoy is an oblong cabbage1 pound ricotta cheese 1/2 cup grated parmesan
cheese -- divided
1/2 teaspoon Italian
seasoning
2 eggs

How to Prepare:
Brown ground turkey or beef & onion in large skillet. Add sauce, stir and simmer over low heat. Meanwhile, wash
cabbage leaves, then dunk

each one in boiling water for 30 seconds, followed by ice water for 30 seconds.
Lay flat to dry. Mix ricotta, 1/3 c. parmesan, seasoning
and eggs. Stir well. Cut
cabbage leaves into
uniform size by cutting off some of the thick stalk
ends. Put 1/8 of cheese
mixture onto thick end of
each leaf, then roll up.
Place in greased 9 x 12
casserole dish. Repeat with

remaining cabbage leaves. Spoon turkey or beef sauce
over top of cabbage rolls,
sprinkle with remaining
parmesan, cover tightly with foil, and bake at 350¼ for 1 hour
NOTES : Counts for
cabbage, pesto, and pasta
sauce not included in totals.