Baked Penne Florentine Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano and garlic.
• Drain pasta; place in large bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup of the tomato mixture. Add remaining tomato mixture to pasta along with the ricotta, spinach and 1/2 cup shredded cheese; mix lightly.
• Spoon pasta mixture into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with reserved tomato mixture and remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated through.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. In a 6-qt. Dutch oven, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds. Add spinach; cook and stir just until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Remove from pot., In same pot, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Add Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, wine and seasonings; stir until smooth. Stir in artichoke hearts; heat through., Drain pasta; add to sauce, tossing to coat. Stir in spinach mixture. Transfer to a serving dish; sprinkle with bread crumbs. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, toss chicken with flour. Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 3 min. or until evenly browned. Add broth and Neufchatel; cook 3 min. or until Neufchatel is melted, stirring frequently. Stir in spinach.
• Drain pasta. Add to chicken mixture; mix lightly. Spoon half into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with half the mozzarella. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Bake 16 to 18 min. or until mozzarella is melted and casserole is heated through.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brown meat with vegetables in large nonstick skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce, 3/4 cup cooking creme and 1/2 cup mozzarella: cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted. Add pasta; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole; top with remaining cooking creme and mozzarella. Cover.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 15 min.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and spinach and saute, turning frequently, until spinach is wilted (about 5 minutes). Set aside to cool.
• Cook pasta according to "al dente" directions on box.
• While pasta is cooking, put spinach in a food processor and pulse to finely chop (you can chop by hand if you want).
• In a large bowl mix the cheeses, spinach, sauce, and tomatoes.
• When pasta has finished cooking, drain and add to the cheese mixture.
• Put pasta mixture into a 9x13 baking dish and bake covered for 30 minutes, then uncovered for 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, toss chicken with flour. Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 3 min. or just until evenly browned. Add broth and Neufchatel; cook 3 min. or until Neufchatel is melted, stirring frequently. Stir in spinach.
• Drain pasta. Add to chicken mixture; mix lightly. Spoon half into 2-qt. casserole; top with 1/2 cup mozzarella. Repeat layers; sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Bake 16 to 18 min. or until mozzarella is melted and casserole is heated through.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Heat olive oil in large nonstick skillet. Add mushrooms, onion, and green pepper, saute for 5 minutes or until tender. Add spinack, oregano, salt and pepper, saute 4 minutes or until spinach wilts.
• Place cottage cheese in food processor and process until smooth. Combine spinach mixture, cottage cheese, pasta, chicken, 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, milk, and soup in a 2 quart buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar and Parmesan cheese. Bake for 25 minutes or until browned and bubbly.

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 375ºF. COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. MEANWHILE, toss chicken with flour. Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 3 min. or until evenly browned. Add broth and Neufchatel; cook 3 min. or until Neufchatel is melted, stirring frequently. Stir in spinach. DRAIN pasta. Add to chicken mixture; mix lightly. Spoon half into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with 1/2 cup mozzarella. Repeat layers; sprinkle with Parmesan. BAKE 16 to 18 min. or until mozzarella is melted and casserole is heated through.