I found my camera so I have pre- and post-oven pictures this week! Once I find the adapter for my phone's memory card I will have pictures of the last 2 recipes as well.
I made this recipe low-fat by using fat-free ricotta and fat-free mozzarella. Parmesan is already a pretty low-fat cheese. This calls for a food processor.
Penne with Spinach, Cheese, and Nutmeg
Prep time (includes boiling pasta): 17 min
Cooking Time (in oven): 8 min
Ingredients:
Penne (4 oz)
Spinach (couple handfuls)
Ricotta (3 oz)
Parmesan (2 tbsp)
Mozzarella, grated (1 1/2 oz)
Nutmeg (1/8 teaspoon)
Salt
Pepper
1. Boil pasta according to box directions.
2. While boiling pasta, put spinach, ricotta, 1 tbsp parmesan, 1 oz mozzarella, and nutmeg into food processor with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Run until it's ground up.
3. Mix with pasta in a casserole dish then top with the rest of the paremesan and mozarella.
4. Stick into a toaster oven on 425 for 8 minutes or until cheese on top is melted.
5. Let it cool a minute or two before you eat it! You don't want to burn your tongue, plus the baked cheese on top forms a nice crispy layer.
Tips:
-If you don't have a food processor (I don't), use a blender on the lowest setting and add a little water so that it can blend. The water will cook out when you bake it.
-If you don't have a toaster oven, use a regular oven but increase the temperature to 450 and cooking time to 10 minutes. Also make sure to pre-heat.
-Do the cleanup while the dish is baking; it cuts down on your over-all time in the kitchen.
-Soak the casserole dish in water for a couple hours before washing. It will soften up any baked-on cheese.
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