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Step 1
In a medium sauce pan heat up olive oil and garlic, when garlic starts to sizzle pour in tomato puree.
Step 2
Add water to container where tomato puree was and pour into pan.
Step 3
Toss in fresh basil broken up a bit by hand.
Step 4
Season with salt and pepper.
Step 5
Cover slightly and simmer for about 20-25 minutes or until sauce thickens.
Step 6
While sauce is simmering heat up oil with garlic, minced onion, and shallot, in a large sautee pan.
Step 7
When garlic starts to sizzle and onion/shallot are translucent, add in baby spinach a little at a time.
Step 8
As the spinach wilts keep adding until all the spinach is in the pan.
Step 9
Cook for about 10-15 minutes until nice and tender.
Step 10
Place spinach in a sieve and let drain.
Step 11
Chop spinach finely and place in a mixing bowl.
Step 12
Add in ricotta and egg, fold with a spatula until uniform.
Step 13
Toss in grated nutmeg.
Step 14
Sprinkle in Parmigiano and mix till well blended.
Step 15
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
Step 16
In a large pot bring salted water to a boil.
Step 17
Place paccheri into boiling water and cook for 8 minutes.
Step 18
Drain and place in cold water to stop cooking.
Step 19
Drain again and set aside.
Step 20
Take two large baking dishes and spoon a good amount of tomato sauce onto the bottoms.
Step 21
Scoop filling mixture into a piping bag, and grab paccheri and slowly pipe filling holding the paccheri at the bottom so the filling does not fall out, and fill right to the top.
Step 22
Place filled paccheri onto the sauce and continue in this matter till all the paccheri are filled and placed side by side intio the dish.
Step 23
Take remaining sauce and spoon over paccheri.
Step 24
Sprinkle with a generous amount of grated Parmigiano.
Step 25
Top with a dusting of fine breadcrumbs, and finally a drizzle of olive oil.
Step 26
Cover and place in fridge overnight or for just a few hours.
Step 27
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 28
Place dishes on middle rack and bake for 35 minutes: 15 minutes covered in foil and 15 minutes uncovered.
Step 29
At the end turn oven to a low broil and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes or until top is nice and crispy.
Step 30
Take out of oven, let sit for a few minutes, ready to serve.
Step 31
Enjoy!