date: 2020-12-18T13:33:04.261Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/47c85bd17e5af610/751x532cq70/cheesy-spinach-penne-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/47c85bd17e5af610/751x532cq70/cheesy-spinach-penne-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/47c85bd17e5af610/751x532cq70/cheesy-spinach-penne-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Emily Johnson ratingvalue: 5 reviewcount: 34272 recipeingredient: - "230 Grams Penne cooked drained" - "1 Teaspoon Olive Oil" - "2 Cloves Garlic thinly sliced" - "1 Chorizo Spanish finely minced" - "14.5 Ounces Tomatoes Canned chopped" - "1 Bunch Basil leaves 56 leaves sliced" - "1 Cup Spinach frozen" - "8 Ounces Cottage Cheese" - "1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese grated" - "4 Ounces Mozzarella Cheese grated" - " Cooking Spray" - " Salt" - " Black Pepper ground" recipeinstructions: - "Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Prepare the baking dish by spraying the cooking spray all around the inside, including the sides." - "Saute the garlic in the olive oil until lightly browned and fragrant. Add the chorizo and brown that until edges are crispy. Pour in the canned tomatoes and simmer until sour taste is almost gone, about 10-15 minutes. Add basil leaves and continue to simmer 10 more minutes." - "Process the cottage cheese in a food processor until almost smooth. Add in the Parmesan and half the mozzarella cheese. Pulse 2-3 more times. Mix half the cheese mixture to the drained spinach." - "Pour the tomato sauce into the penne pot and mix. Add the remaining half of the mozzarella and mix thoroughly, to make sure the melted gooey-ness is spread evenly." - "Transfer half the penne with tomato sauce into the baking dish. Spread the spinach-cheese mixture on top, and top with the remaining penne." - "Pour the remaining cheese mixture on top of the pasta and spread evenly. This will bubble and turn golden brown when baked." - "Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheesy top bubbles and turns golden brown." categories: - Recipe tags: - cheesy - spinach - penne katakunci: cheesy spinach penne nutrition: 252 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT31M" cooktime: "PT36M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, it's Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, cheesy spinach penne. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Cheesy Spinach Penne is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It's simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Cheesy Spinach Penne is something which I've loved my whole life. To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cheesy spinach penne using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Spinach Penne: 1. Prepare 230 Grams Penne , cooked , drained 1. Take 1 Teaspoon Olive Oil 1. Prepare 2 Cloves Garlic , thinly sliced 1. Get 1 Chorizo Spanish , finely minced 1. Get 14.5 Ounces Tomatoes Canned , chopped 1. Make ready 1 Bunch Basil leaves (5-6 leaves), sliced 1. Prepare 1 Cup Spinach , frozen 1. Take 8 Ounces Cottage Cheese 1. Get 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese , grated 1. Get 4 Ounces Mozzarella Cheese , grated 1. Take Cooking Spray 1. Make ready Salt 1. Take Black Pepper , ground ##### Steps to make Cheesy Spinach Penne: 1. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Prepare the baking dish by spraying the cooking spray all around the inside, including the sides. 1. Saute the garlic in the olive oil until lightly browned and fragrant. Add the chorizo and brown that until edges are crispy. Pour in the canned tomatoes and simmer until sour taste is almost gone, about 10-15 minutes. Add basil leaves and continue to simmer 10 more minutes. 1. Process the cottage cheese in a food processor until almost smooth. Add in the Parmesan and half the mozzarella cheese. Pulse 2-3 more times. Mix half the cheese mixture to the drained spinach. 1. Pour the tomato sauce into the penne pot and mix. Add the remaining half of the mozzarella and mix thoroughly, to make sure the melted gooey-ness is spread evenly. 1. Transfer half the penne with tomato sauce into the baking dish. Spread the spinach-cheese mixture on top, and top with the remaining penne. 1. Pour the remaining cheese mixture on top of the pasta and spread evenly. This will bubble and turn golden brown when baked. 1. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheesy top bubbles and turns golden brown. So that is going to wrap this up for this exceptional food cheesy spinach penne recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am sure that you will make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!