Cheesy Spinach Dip Pasta Bake
Aaron Hutcherson
Updated Sep 20, 2016
This cheesy baked pasta recipe was inspired by everyone’s favorite appetizer dip.
Cheesy Spinach Dip Pasta Bake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 box (12 oz) penne pasta
- 2 boxes (10 oz each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain well
- 2 jars (15 oz each) Alfredo sauce
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (12 oz)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Step1Place oven rack in middle of oven; heat oven to 425°F. Cook 1 box (12 oz) penne pasta in boiling salted water as directed on box until al dente. Drain; transfer pasta to large bowl.
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Step2Add 2 boxes (10 oz each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed to drain well, 2 jars (15 oz each) Alfredo sauce, 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes and 2 cups of the shredded mozzarella cheese to pasta; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step3Pour pasta mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass or ceramic baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over top.
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Step4Bake on middle oven rack about 20 minutes or until bubbly.
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Step5Turn oven control to broil. Leaving baking dish on middle oven rack, broil pasta bake until lightly browned on top. Cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition
1380
Calories
86g
Total Fat
50g
Protein
100g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 1380
- Calories from Fat
- 780
- Total Fat
- 86g
- 133%
- Saturated Fat
- 51g
- 257%
- Trans Fat
- 3g
- Cholesterol
- 265mg
- 88%
- Sodium
- 1900mg
- 79%
- Potassium
- 640mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 100g
- 33%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 32%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 50g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 290%
- 290%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 110%
- 110%
- Iron
- 30%
- 30%
Exchanges:
6 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 12 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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