Baked Spinach & Ricotta Penne
Baked Spinach and Ricotta Penne recipe
Yield
4 servingsPrep
30 minCook
40 minReady
75 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | ounces |
pasta, penne
preferably whole wheat |
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
ricotta cheese
whole fat |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
Parmesan cheese
|
*
|
| 1 | large |
eggs
|
*
|
| 3 | cloves |
garlic
finely chopped |
*
|
| 10 | ounces |
spinach, frozen
prepare according to the direction on the pacakge |
*
|
| ⅛ | pinch |
nutmeg
freshly grated |
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
basil
dried |
*
|
|
cayenne pepper
to taste |
*
|
||
|
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
||
| 4 ½ | cups |
pasta sauce
|
* |
| 2 ½ | cups |
mozzarella cheese
shredded |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
pasta, penne
preferably whole wheat |
*
|
| 355 | ml |
ricotta cheese
whole fat |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
Parmesan cheese
|
*
|
| 1 | large |
eggs
|
*
|
| 3 | cloves |
garlic
finely chopped |
*
|
| 289 | ml/g |
spinach, frozen
prepare according to the direction on the pacakge |
*
|
| 0.1 | pinch |
nutmeg
freshly grated |
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
basil
dried |
*
|
| 0 |
cayenne pepper
to taste |
*
|
|
| 0 |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
|
| 1.1 | l |
pasta sauce
|
* |
| 591 | ml |
mozzarella cheese
shredded |
*
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter a 9x13 baking dish or similar capacity dish. Set aside.
Cook pasta according to direction on box, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well and set aside. Toss with a drizzle of olive oil to prevent from sticking together,
In large bowl, mix together ricotta, parmesan, egg, garlic, spinach, nutmeg, dried basil, crushed red pepper, and salt and pepper to taste until well combined.
Mix pasta with pasta sauce. Place half pasta into prepared baking dish.
Arrange spinach ricotta mixture on top of sauce in an even layer. Sprinkle 1/2 mozzarella cheese over the mixture.
Cover with remaining pasta and sauce mixture. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese on top.
Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and just starts to become brown.
Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes.
Serve warm with a salad aside if needed.
