PENNE PASTA WITH SPINACH AND BACON
This is a quick light meal. Wilted spinach, bacon and tomatoes are tossed with penne pasta. Good for any season and will complement anything.
Provided by Jean Tagliere
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the penne pasta, and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place bacon in the skillet, and cook until browned and crisp. Add garlic, and cook for about 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes, and cook until heated through.
- Place the spinach into a colander, and drain the hot pasta over it so it is wilted. Transfer to a large serving bowl, and toss with the remaining olive oil, and the bacon and tomato mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 517.4 calories, Carbohydrate 73.8 g, Cholesterol 15.1 mg, Fat 14.8 g, Fiber 6.6 g, Protein 21 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 547.1 mg, Sugar 4.1 g
PENNE SPINACH GOODNESS
A casserole dish with penne, spinach, mushrooms, and tomatoes (opt.) in a white sauce topped with breadcrumbs. A healthy crowd pleaser!
Provided by skylur
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large saucepan, or coat bottom of pan evenly with olive oil. Saute onions and garlic until onions start to become translucent.
- While your onions and garlic are cooking, start water to boil for your spinach.
- Add mushrooms to onions and garlic. Saute and season with your oregano, salt, and pepper. Cover and stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes or until mushrooms are done.
- Once mushrooms are done add the tomato if using, and cook for about 2 minutes. Add cooked spinach and mix.
- Start water for cooking your pasta if you haven't already. Boil pasta til al dente, drain.
- You can make your white sauce in a seperate saucepan, or do what i do and just start making it directly with the vegetables//Heat milk over med heat and whisk in flour. Add shredded cheese and stir occasionally until cheese is melted, then give your sauce a final whisk to make sure cheese is spread evenly throughout.
- Combine cooked pasta, vegetables and white sauce and transfer into a 13x9 casserole dish. Top with breadcrumbs or wheat germ. Maybe a little paprika or a final dash of pepper.
- Cover and bake in oven @ 350 degrees for half an hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 477.6, Fat 12.8, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 33.1, Sodium 212.2, Carbohydrate 78.9, Fiber 11.2, Sugar 3.5, Protein 15.4
CHEESY SPINACH BAKED PENNE
Making homemade tomato sauce for this recipe really allows you to control what goes into it. Here, it's mixed up with chunks of mozzarella for extra bursts of cheesy goodness, along with cottage cheese for all the satisfying qualities of ricotta with only a fraction of the fat and calories.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h21m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Mist a 2 to 2 1/2-quart rectangular or oval baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the penne and cook according to package directions for al dente.
- While the pasta cooks, heat the oil in a medium pot set over medium heat. Add the fennel seeds and garlic and cook until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, basil sprig, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer, lowering the heat if the sauce bubbles too vigorously, until the sauce has thickened slightly, the flavors have blended together and the raw tomato taste has cooked out, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, discard the basil and season with additional salt and pepper. Pour over the cooked pasta and toss well to coat. Add the cubed mozzarella and transfer half the pasta to the prepared baking dish.
- Put the cottage cheese in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Add the shredded mozzarella and Parmesan and pulse two to three times. Combine half the cottage cheese mixture with the spinach and mix to break up the spinach. Drop in spoonfuls over the pasta in the baking dish. Top the spinach layer with the rest of the pasta and then the remaining cottage cheese mixture.
- Bake until bubbly and golden brown on top, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes, and then scatter the torn basil over the top.
PENNE WITH SPINACH SAUCE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 27m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the penne and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes.
- Mince the garlic in a food processor. Add the goat cheese, cream cheese, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and half of the spinach leaves. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Set the cheese and spinach mixture aside.
- Meanwhile, place the remaining spinach leaves in a large bowl.
- Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Spoon the pasta atop the spinach leaves in the bowl. Scrape the cheese and spinach mixture over the pasta mixture and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the Parmesan over and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320 calorie, Fat 4 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Cholesterol 8 milligrams, Sodium 425 milligrams, Carbohydrate 61 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 15 grams, Sugar 0 grams
CREAMY SPINACH & MUSHROOM PENNE
Make a speedy, nutritious pasta supper with garlicky mushrooms and spinach. Cashew nuts and dried mushrooms create a deliciously creamy yet light sauce
Provided by Sara Buenfeld
Categories Dinner, Lunch
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook the penne following pack instructions and put the kettle on to boil. Meanwhile, put the cashews and dried mushrooms in a medium heatproof bowl along with the bouillon powder, and pour over 200ml boiling water from the kettle. Leave to soak for 5 mins. After this time, blitz the mixture with a hand blender until smooth and creamy.
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and fry the fresh mushrooms and garlic for a couple of minutes until just starting to soften. Add the spinach and continue to cook, stirring frequently until the spinach has wilted. Drain the pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water. Tip the pasta into the pan with the mushroom mixture, season with plenty of black pepper and toss everything together well. Remove from the heat and stir through the creamy mushroom sauce, adding a drop of the reserved cooking water if needed to loosen. Serve straightaway.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 483 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 53 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 11 grams fiber, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 1.06 milligram of sodium
SPINACH & RICOTTA PENNE
Enjoy this filling vegetarian pasta supper packed with nutritious greens and creamy ricotta. It's healthy, low in calories and full of fibre and vitamin C.
Provided by Sara Buenfeld
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook the pasta following pack instructions until al dente, about 12 mins.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a deep frying pan over a medium heat and cook the garlic and leeks for 5 mins, stirring until soft. Add the spinach, cover and cook for 3 mins more until wilted. Stir well.
- Mix the ricotta with the milk, cheese and a grating of nutmeg. Drain the pasta (reserving a mugful of the water), and add it to the veg. Pour over the ricotta mixture and toss well to combine. Add 3-4 tbsp of the reserved pasta water to loosen a little, then serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 422 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 51 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 11 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
SPINACH PENNE TOSS
Spinach provides a delicious base for all the wonderful flavor combinations found in Kierste Wade's hearty salad. The Midland, Michigan reader writes, This salad is perfect for so many different occasions, including when company comes."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 25m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute red pepper and onion in 1 tablespoon oil for 3-4 minutes or until tender. , Drain pasta and place in a serving bowl. Add the red pepper mixture, spinach, bacon, feta cheese and tomatoes. , In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, pepper, salt and remaining oil. Drizzle over pasta mixture; toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179 calories, Fat 10g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 382mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
PENNE WITH SPINACH AND FETA
Make and share this Penne With Spinach and Feta recipe from Food.com.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt butter with 2 tblsps oil in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add pine nuts and garlic and saute until pine nuts are light brown, about 5 minutes.
- Add spinach and tomatoes and saute until heated through, about 3 minutes.
- Place penne in large serving bowl.
- Add remaining 4 tblsps olive oil to pasta and toss to coat.
- Pour spinach-nut mixture over and toss to coat.
- Add feta.
- Season with salt and pepper (careful with the salt!) and toss thoroughly.
- Serve immediately.
CHEESE & SPINACH PENNE WITH WALNUT CRUMBLE
A twist on macaroni cheese, with added veg and a crunchy topping of bread and nuts - make in batches and freeze
Provided by Sara Buenfeld
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- If you are eating one of the pasta bakes now, heat oven to 190C/170C fan/ gas 5. Boil the pasta with the leeks for 10 mins, then drain.
- Meanwhile, put the butter, flour, mustard, nutmeg and milk in a large pan with some seasoning. Gently heat, stirring all the time, until bubbling and thickened, then cook for 2 mins more, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and stir in two-thirds of the cheese. Toss the remaining cheese with the bread and walnuts.
- Cook the spinach in the microwave, or pour a kettle of boiling water over it to wilt, then squeeze out the excess water. Stir into the sauce with the pasta, leeks and some seasoning. If necessary, add a little extra milk to loosen. Divide between 2 ovenproof dishes and scatter the bread mixture on top. If eating straight away, bake for 40 mins until golden, or cool to freeze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 656 calories, Fat 36 grams fat, SaturatedFat 17 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 54 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 28 grams protein, Sodium 1.6 milligram of sodium
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