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  "slug": "white-bean-spinach-manicotti-filling",
  "title": "White Bean & Spinach Manicotti Filling",
  "description": "A tofu-free white bean and spinach filling for manicotti.",
  "category": "Main dishes",
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  "recipeYield": "Filling for one box of manicotti",
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  "ingredients": [
    "2 cans cannellini beans",
    "10 oz spinach",
    "1/4 cup nutritional yeast",
    "2 tbsp lemon juice",
    "2 tbsp olive oil",
    "Garlic",
    "Basil or Italian seasoning",
    "Salt and pepper"
  ],
  "instructions": [
    "Mash the filling fairly smooth, leaving some texture. Pipe into shells and cover generously with marinara.",
    "Bake as in the tofu manicotti recipe."
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  "notes": [
    "This source references the tofu manicotti method at 1695: precook shells 5–6 minutes; bake covered at 375°F 25 minutes, then uncovered 10–15 minutes.",
    "Garlic, herbs, sauce and shells have no quantities in this filling variant. Other listed fillings are ideas, not complete recipes."
  ],
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  "editorialNote": "Ingredient quantities or preparation details are incomplete; missing values have not been invented.",
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