Spinach Artichoke Pasta Bake

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
◦14 oz of Orecchiette Pasta ( or short pasta) ◦1 Tbsp Olive Oil ◦1 Cup of Chopped Onion ◦3 Cloves of Garlic ( Minced) ◦1 Cup of Sour Cream ◦4 oz of Cream Cheese ( Room Temperature) ◦3/4 Cup of Parmesan Cheese ◦1 teaspoon Lemon Juice + Zest ◦10 Oz of Spinach ( Make sure to squeeze excess moisture, after it has been thawed of course) ◦13.5 Can of Artichoke Hearts rinsed and chopped ◦1 Cup of Mozzarella ◦1/2 Teaspoon of Salt ◦1 Teaspoon of PepperSalt and Pepper to taste.
Directions
1.Preheat Oven To 425
2.Cook pasta according to the box. Keep 1/4 Cup of the Pasta Water before you drain the cooked pasta.
3.Heat oil in pan and cook onions for 8 – 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook for one minute.
4.In a large bowl – Mix Sour Cream, Cream Cheese, Parmesan, Lemon (juice and zest), onions, and garlic. Add Pasta and mix.
5.Stir in spinach, artichokes, 1/4 cup of cooking liquid from the pasta, salt, pepper, and 1/2 Cup of Mozzarella
6.Place mixture into greased 2.5 – 3 qt casserole dish and place the rest of mozzarella cheese on top
7.Place in the oven till golden brown on top – about 10 – 15 minutes.
8.Enjoy!


Serving Size: Makes 8 servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MERTESG.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 277.0
  • Total Fat: 16.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 43.2 mg
  • Sodium: 333.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
  • Protein: 14.3 g

Member Reviews
  • SLIMKIM2B
    Added baby shrimp and it was absolutely delicious. I'm just wondering how the nutrition info was calculated as I re-entered with reduced fat cheese, fat free sour cream and cream cheese and I came up with 100 more calories per serving but half the fat. - 5/13/13