Chorizo Ricotta Spinach Pasta Bake Recipes

SPINACH AND RICOTTA PASTA BAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220C.
• Cook the pasta and spinach in boiling, salted for 10 minutes, until JUST cooked.
• Meanwhile, open the tinned tomatoes and drain the liquid from them using a sieve.
• Add all of the other tomato sauce ingredients to the drained tomatoes and stir well.
• When the pasta and spinach are cooked, drain the majority of the water (see recipe notes).
• Add the ricotta sauce ingredients and stir thoroughly, but gently. Pour into a casserole dish.
• Top with the tomato mixture and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Pop into the oven for 15 minutes or until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
• Sprinkle with fresh basil and serve.

SPINACH & RICOTTA PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
• Pasta Sauce: Pour out about 1/4 cup of the passata (to make room to add flavourings). Add the remaining Pasta Sauce ingredients into the bottle, screw the lid on and give it a shake.
• Cook pasta for time per packet MINUS 1 minute.
• SCOOP OUT 1 mugful pasta cooking water, drain and set aside.
• Ricotta Mixture - Mix Ricotta Mixture ingredients in a very large bowl. Use a splash of pasta cooking water if needed to make it creamy.
• Add pasta and stir to combine. Transfer to a heatproof baking dish.
• Top with Pasta Sauce, top with cheese. Loosely cover with foil.
• Bake for 25 minutes, then remove the cover and bake for a further 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Serve while hot and fresh!

CHORIZO, RICOTTA & SPINACH PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the pasta following pack instructions. Drain, reserving 1 tbsp of the cooking water. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the chorizo and cook for 3-4 mins until crisp. Throw in the spinach, garlic and some seasoning, and cook until just wilted. Tip into a bowl with the pasta and the reserved 1 tbsp cooking water, then mix well.
• Mix the ricotta, milk and lemon zest together with some seasoning. Spoon half the pasta into a gratin dish and spoon over half the ricotta mix. Top with the remaining pasta and dollop over spoonfuls of the remaining ricotta. Scatter with the Parmesan and bake for 15 mins until the cheese has melted. Grind over some black pepper before serving.

PASTA WITH CHORIZO AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet; crumble chorizo into the pan. Add the onion, mushrooms, artichokes, tomatoes, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat until chorizo is fully cooked and vegetables are tender. , Add spinach; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until wilted. Drain pasta; top with chorizo mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.