ITALIAN SPINACH & PASTA BAKE

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We love this served along side of several different chicken recipes that I make. It's cheesy and delicious. You can turn this into a main dish by doubling the recipe and adding 2 cups of cubed chicken, pork, meatballs, sausage, shrimp or whatever you like directly to it before baking. It's a very flexible dish.

Provided by Realtor by day

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 1h

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 lb bow tie pasta (farfalle)
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup red onion, diced small
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup pecorino romano cheese
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 (10 ounce) package chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
paprika

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 3qt baking dish.
  • Boil the water and cook the pasta according to package directions. DO NOT ever add oil to the water! It will make your sauce slide off the pasta later.
  • Meanwhile heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the heavy cream, romano cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Whisk and cook until thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Add spinach.
  • In a little bowl, mix the ricotta and the egg together and add this and the cooked pasta to the skillet. Toss to mix everything up and spoon into baking dish.
  • Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes. Remove foil, sprinkle evenly with mozzarella and then a little paprika to give it a pretty color. Return to oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and starting to brown.

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