Best Romano Spinach And Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Bake Recipes

ITALIAN SPINACH & PASTA BAKE

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.

CREAMY ROASTED RED PEPPER PASTA WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Char peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag 10 minutes.
• Peel and seed peppers. Transfer peppers to blender and puree until very smooth. Season to taste with salt. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• In large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic. Stir in bratwurst and heat through.
• Add cream, red pepper puree, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Stir in Parmesan cheese.
• Boil pasta according to package directions. Drain. Stir pasta into red pepper cream mixture.
• Top with additional Parmesan cheese.

ROMANO, SPINACH AND ROASTED RED PEPPER PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Cook pasta following instructions on package. Unwrap cream cheese and microwave for 20 seconds to soften it. Combine cream cheese, heavy cream, salt, red peppers (sliced), red pepper liquid, spinach and half the romano (shredded) and gorgonzola (crumbled) cheeses. Drain pasta well and toss with the red pepper mixture. Spread into a 13"x9"x2" casserole dish. Bake covered for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle remaining cheese to top. Return to oven and bake for the final 5 minutes. Serve warm.