Italian Spinach & Pasta Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. grease a 3qt baking dish.
• 2 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.
• 3 meanwhile heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the heavy cream, romano cheese, italian seasoning and garlic powder. whisk and cook until thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. add spinach.
• 5 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.
• 6 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.