Baked Pasta With Spinach - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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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
Preparation
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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\u00b0F oven for 30 minutes.
Remove foil sprinkle with mozzarella and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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