date: 2020-07-13T13:27:00.138Z 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: Julia Glover ratingvalue: 4.9 reviewcount: 3344 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: 188 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT38M" cooktime: "PT60M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, I hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to make a special dish, cheesy spinach penne. One of my favorites. 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 meals on earth. It is simple, it's fast, it tastes delicious. It's enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Cheesy Spinach Penne is something that I've loved my whole life. To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have cheesy spinach penne using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Spinach Penne: 1. Get 230 Grams Penne , cooked , drained 1. Get 1 Teaspoon Olive Oil 1. Make ready 2 Cloves Garlic , thinly sliced 1. Take 1 Chorizo Spanish , finely minced 1. Make ready 14.5 Ounces Tomatoes Canned , chopped 1. Make ready 1 Bunch Basil leaves (5-6 leaves), sliced 1. Get 1 Cup Spinach , frozen 1. Get 8 Ounces Cottage Cheese 1. Get 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese , grated 1. Make ready 4 Ounces Mozzarella Cheese , grated 1. Get Cooking Spray 1. Get 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's going to wrap this up with this exceptional food cheesy spinach penne recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I'm sure that you will make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!