Ricotta Spinach Ziti
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This simple, delicious pasta casserole is brimming with spinach, ricotta, mushrooms, roasted peppers and a zippy tomato sauce. Easy to make on the weekends and keep in the fridge for those crazy school nights. Freeze half after baking for later noshing!
Ingredients
- 1 lb sliced mushrooms shopping list
- 10 oz. frozen spinach, chopped and drained shopping list
- 1 ½ cups light ricotta cheese shopping list
- 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 5 tbsp cold water shopping list
- 1/3 cup grated authentic Reggiano – Parmigano shopping list
- 1/3 cup chopped basil shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 3 cups crushed tomatoes shopping list
- 2 tbsp garlic powder shopping list
- 1 tbsp dried oregano shopping list
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes shopping list
- 1 lb. ziti (preferably whole-wheat), cooked and drained shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Cook the mushrooms until brown in a sauté pan over medium heat.
- Add spinach with a small amount of water and cook until heated through.
- Drain and press out any excess moisture.
- In a large bowl, combine spinach and mushrooms with the ricotta, cornstarch slurry, cheese, basil, salt and pepper.
- Separately combine crushed tomatoes and spices.
- Add about 2 ½ cups of the tomato sauce to the cheese-spinach blend.
- With a fork, whip the mixture until it becomes fluffy, and then add the cooked ziti and toss.
- Spread the remaining tomato sauce on the bottom of a baking dish and cover with the pasta mixture.
- Bake about 20 minutes or until heated through.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Love this...glad I found it.
sparow64
in Sweetwater loved it
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Fantastic Italian pasta dish...I will admit to substituting fresh spinach for the frozen...This one has a great flavour to the sauce with a bit of a bite so reduce the crushed red peppers if heartburn is an issue for you...We also added some cooked c...more
ariadnebarzane
in Phoenix loved it
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Absolutely a wonderful dish. I am so into Italian dishes...can't get enough of them. Adds excitement to the usual baked ziti. High 5!!! Thanks. Lorraine
lbrooks26
in Cedar Knolls loved it
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