BAKED PASTA WITH SPINACH

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Make and share this Baked Pasta With Spinach recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Richard-NYC

Time 1h

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 489.8, Fat 25.5, SaturatedFat 13.8, Cholesterol 70.2, Sodium 998.5, Carbohydrate 49, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 11.9, Protein 18.5

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