Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, cheesy spinach penne. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Cheesy Spinach Penne is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Cheesy Spinach Penne is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
Combine half the cottage cheese mixture with the spinach and mix to break up the spinach. Drop in spoonfuls over the pasta in the baking dish. Top the spinach layer with the rest of the pasta and then the remaining cottage cheese mixture. Cook the spinach in the microwave, or pour a kettle of boiling water over it to wilt, then squeeze out the excess water.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have cheesy spinach penne using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Spinach Penne:
- Get 230 Grams Penne , cooked , drained
- Get 1 Teaspoon Olive Oil
- Prepare 2 Cloves Garlic , thinly sliced
- Take 1 Chorizo Spanish , finely minced
- Make ready 14.5 Ounces Tomatoes Canned , chopped
- Make ready 1 Bunch Basil leaves (5-6 leaves), sliced
- Get 1 Cup Spinach , frozen
- Get 8 Ounces Cottage Cheese
- Take 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese , grated
- Take 4 Ounces Mozzarella Cheese , grated
- Prepare Cooking Spray
- Prepare Salt
- Prepare Black Pepper , ground
Top the spinach layer with the rest of the pasta and. Cook penne according to package directions in a large stock pot, drain and return to stock pot. Mix in spinach and set aside. The steam from the pasta will begin to wilt the spinach.
Steps to make Cheesy Spinach Penne:
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Prepare the baking dish by spraying the cooking spray all around the inside, including the sides.
- Saute the garlic in the olive oil until lightly browned and fragrant. Add the chorizo and brown that until edges are crispy. Pour in the canned tomatoes and simmer until sour taste is almost gone, about 10-15 minutes. Add basil leaves and continue to simmer 10 more minutes.
- Process the cottage cheese in a food processor until almost smooth. Add in the Parmesan and half the mozzarella cheese. Pulse 2-3 more times. Mix half the cheese mixture to the drained spinach.
- Pour the tomato sauce into the penne pot and mix. Add the remaining half of the mozzarella and mix thoroughly, to make sure the melted gooey-ness is spread evenly.
- Transfer half the penne with tomato sauce into the baking dish. Spread the spinach-cheese mixture on top, and top with the remaining penne.
- Pour the remaining cheese mixture on top of the pasta and spread evenly. This will bubble and turn golden brown when baked.
- Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheesy top bubbles and turns golden brown.
Mix in spinach and set aside. The steam from the pasta will begin to wilt the spinach. In the mean time, in a dutch oven or large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-low heat. Spaghetti sauce (your choice-homemade or store-bought), mozzarella, Parmesan, ricotta, garlic powder and fresh spinach are added and mixed in. The penne pasta spinach bake is then topped with additional mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
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