This recipe was originally shared as a guest post at My Favorite Finds
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We are a pasta loving household. I personally am a fan of pasta because frankly, its cheap & that provides a great deal of benefit to my grocery budget. But I also like the fact that I can make a hearty & filling meal with simply pasta & vegetables and no one misses the meat! See, again, just more ways pasta stretches my dollars! 🙂
When I first saw this Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta al Forno recipe from Annie’s Eats, I knew it would be one that would be a hit for us! So I took her recipe, added a little spinach & we had dinner PLUS I had lunch the next day! I’m a grocery budget stretching fool!
ITALIAN PASTA BAKE
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound mini farfelle pasta
- 2 cans (14.5 ounces) diced Italian style tomatoes
- 3/4 cup fresh spinach leaves, roughly chopped
- mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
LETS COOK:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9×13 inch casserole dish.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the garlic & cook over medium heat ~ only about 30 seconds, making sure not to burn the garlic.
- Add the tomatoes and simmer rapidly, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes or so
- While the tomatoes are simmering, cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain pasta.
- Toss the pasta with the tomatoes. Stir in the chopped spinach. Mix one large handful of mozzarella cheese in with the pasta, tomatoes & spinach.
- Pour the pasta into the oiled dish. Top the pasta with more mozzarella cheese & Parmesan cheese, covering the pasta well.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted & starting to turn golden brown.
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I love pasta bakes! They are perfect for our busy weeknights!
That’s the reason I love them too, other than the low cost! 🙂
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Looks good, Jaime! Can’t go wrong with a pasta dish. Thanks for sharing on Marvelous Mondays!
By: One Pound of PAsta do you mean: 1 package or box. Please use measurments like oz, cups,
Hi Lily, for me the 1 pound of pasta also equaled one box of the mini farfalle