Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Dinner Tonight---Spinach Penne



Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) package Pene pasta
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained

Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).


In a large pot with boiling salted water cook penne until al dente. Drain.
In a large bowl combine spaghetti sauce, Parmesan cheese, and cooked and drained pasta.
In a separate bowls place 1-1/2 cups of the shredded mozzarella cheese and spinach.
To assemble, in a 1-1/2-quart casserole dish layer half of the pasta mixture, half the spinach, and half the shredded mozzarella cheese. Repeat. Cover with aluminum foil.


Edit------------------Here's the after pictures! It's cheesy goodness and al! MMMM!




Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese over top and bake until cheese melts.

Serves 5

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
calories: 399cal
total fat: 12.9g
cholesterol: 30mg
sodium: 994mg
carbohydrates: 48.3g
fiber: 5.7g
protein: 22.3g
***recipe courtesy of kaboose.com***

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yummm that looks good. I like the way you get the spinach in there...I bet the kids barely notice...

Love the recipes you have great ideas....

take care

Joanne

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