Dinner for 4

Baked Penne Casserole

Name: Baked Penne Casserole
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked penne pasta; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 4 eggs; 1/4 cup unsalted butter; 1/8 tsp cream of tartar; 1 pinch salt; 1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper; 1 tsp minced garlic; 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley; 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese; 1 1/2 cups tomato paste; 4 leaves fresh basil

$5.52for 450 minServes 4

Penne combines with ricotta, eggs, tomato paste, butter, and cheese before baking into a firm, savory casserole.

Baked Penne Casserole with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pasta, 3.5 oz$0.10/oz typical	3.5 oz	$0.35Typical price
	Cottage cheese, 8 oz$0.17/oz typical	8 oz	$1.36Typical price
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical	2 oz	$0.80Typical price
	Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.03Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.20Typical price
	Mozzarella, 2 oz$0.30/oz typical	2 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 12 oz$0.08/oz typical	12 oz	$0.96Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.52

Swaps

Swap mozzarella for cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Budget Family Dinners Cold-weather comfort Winter

Typical price

$1.38 per serving$5.52 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup uncooked penne pasta
1 cup ricotta cheese
4 eggs
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1 pinch salt
1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups tomato paste
4 leaves fresh basil

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Boil the penne in salted water for 8 to 10 minutes until barely tender, then drain.
Melt the butter and stir it with the tomato paste.
Whisk the ricotta, eggs, cream of tartar, salt, pepper, garlic, and parsley in a bowl.
Stir the pasta, butter mixture, ricotta mixture, and basil together in the baking dish.
Top with mozzarella and bake for 25 minutes until the center is firm and the eggs are fully set.

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Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.