Baked Pasta With Spinach

Name: Baked Pasta With Spinach
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 ounces penne pasta, uncooked; 3 cups spaghetti sauce (homemade best(jarred okay); 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (low fat okay); 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry; 1 dash nutmeg; salt and pepper; 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

Submitted by Richard-NYC

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 6

ingredients

8 ounces penne pasta, uncooked
3 cups spaghetti sauce (homemade best(jarred okay)
8 ounces cream cheese, softened (low fat okay)
¹⁄₂ cup milk
¹⁄₄ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 dash nutmeg
salt and pepper
1 ¹⁄₂ cups grated mozzarella cheese

directions

Cook pasta in rapidly boiling water until done.
Meanwhile whisk cream cheese and milk until smooth.
Add spinach and Parmesan cheese to cream cheese mixture--stir to combine.
Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper (set aside).
Drain cooked pasta and mix with spaghetti sauce.
Layer half the pasta in a 9x13 baking dish---spread cream cheese mixture over pasta layer.
Top with remaining pasta.
Cover with foil and bake in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes.
Remove foil sprinkle with mozzarella and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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Reviews

Great, quick dish. Had most ingredients on hand. Didn't have mozzarella so I replaced with grated sharp cheddar. Tasted fine - will definitely prepare again. I also added chopped garlic to perk it up...

Melp9429
Oh my goodness this was delicious. I added some garlic and meat for extra flavor!

iris5555
This was a yummy dish. I used a spaghetti sauce w/ meat to make it more filling. I followed other reviewers suggestions & added extra garlic. Yummy, creamy & quick.

um-um-good
Good comfort dish. I used neufchatel cheese, and I couldn't resist adding a couple of minced garlic cloves to the cheese-spinach mixure and extra mozzarella to the top, but that's just the kinda girl I am. :) Thanks for sharing your recipe!

GaylaJ
This pasta dish was very easy to put together and very flavorful. My family really liked this. I added a layer of cooked turkey Italian sausage on top of the spinach layer for a more filling meal. I will definately make this again.

susanchris