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Creamy Baked Dish

Time: 1 hours

Serving Size: 7

Ingredients

Vegetables (any of the following): 1/2 red onion sliced, 1/2 pack of mushrooms (sliced), 1/2 cup broccolini, 1/4 cup shredded carrots, 1 zucchini sliced (half moon), 1/2 bell pepper (finely diced)

Sauce: 1 bag of spinach, 1 bottle of Rao’s (arrabiata or marinara), https://www.tankcookbook.com/pasta-sauces/whitesauce

Pasta: Penne - according to serving size

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Pasta - 10 min

  1. Boil water with salt.

  2. Once It is boiling, add in penne - cook slightly less than instructed (al dente)

  3. Once the penne has boiled, save 1/3 cup pasta water and drain noodles.

Veggies - 20 min

  1. Wash & cut vegetables.

  2. Add rinsed mushrooms to a pan on med/high heat with lemon juice.

  3. Cook until excess water is gone and add olive oil.

  4. Add in the broccolini, onions, bell peppers, carrots, zucchini, and garlic- add oil as needed.

    1. Switch to med heat.

  5. Cook for 5 minutes.

Sauces - 10 min

  1. Add olive oil to a pan with some red pepper flakes. Add in 1 bag of chopped spinach. Cook until all of It is sauteed.

  2. Add in 1 bottle of Rao’s - add red pepper flakes to taste. Let It cook for a couple minutes.

  3. Make this white sauce recipe: https://www.tankcookbook.com/pasta-sauces/whitesauce

Assemble & Bake: 20 min

  1. Get a baking dish: spray bottom with oil.

  2. Add spinach/ Rao’s sauce.

  3. Mix the white sauce, vegetables, & pasta water to penne noodles.

    1. Add on top of the red sauce layer in the pan. Do not mix.

    2. Drizzle any leftover white sauce on top.

  4. Top the noodles with shredded mozzarella cheese.

  5. Cover with foil & bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. (will cook the noodles more)

  6. Once the cheese starts melting - broil the cheese to golden brown.

  7. Serve with garlic bread and sriracha, & enjoy :)

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