Dinner for 6

Baked Spinach Pasta

Name: Baked Spinach Pasta
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 oz penne pasta; 3 cups spaghetti sauce; 8 oz cream cheese; 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1 package (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach; 1 dash nutmeg; salt and pepper; 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

$7.84for 460 minServes 6

Penne combines with creamy spinach sauce, tomato sauce, and cheeses before baking until hot and golden.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pasta, 8 oz$0.10/oz typical	8 oz	$0.80Typical price
	Pasta sauce, 26 oz$0.10/oz typical	26 oz	$2.55Typical price
	Cream cheese, 8 oz$0.30/oz typical	8 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Milk, 4.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.17Typical price
	Parmesan, 1 oz$0.55/oz typical	1 oz	$0.48Typical price
	Spinach, 10 oz$0.35/oz typical	10 oz	$3.50Typical price
	Mozzarella, 6 oz$0.30/oz typical	6 oz	$1.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.76

Swaps

Swap mozzarella for cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.96 per serving$7.84 for 4

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Ingredients

8 oz penne pasta
3 cups spaghetti sauce
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 package (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach
1 dash nutmeg
salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Boil the penne until just tender, about 9 minutes, then drain it.
Warm the cream cheese and milk in a saucepan over medium heat for 5 minutes until smooth.
Stir in the spinach, nutmeg, parmesan, salt, and pepper, then cook for 3 minutes.
Combine the pasta, cream sauce, and spaghetti sauce in the baking dish, then top with mozzarella.
Bake for 25 minutes until hot and bubbling.