Smoked Cheese Pasta Bake

By

Liz Zack, Cooking Light

JANUARY 2007

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound uncooked penne (tube-shaped pasta)
  • 1 (26-ounce) jar fat-free marinara sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded smoked farmer or mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain.

Heat marinara sauce in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add salt, pepper, and spinach, stirring until blended; cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in cooked pasta.

Spoon half of pasta mixture into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine sour cream, smoked cheese, and basil; spread over pasta mixture in dish. Spoon the remaining pasta mixture over sour cream mixture; sprinkle evenly with Parmigiano-Reggiano. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

395 cal, 10.8g fat, 19.1g protein, 4.4g fiber, 54.9g carbs, 419mg sodium