Pasta al Forno con Ricotta e Spinaci - Italian Recipe

Pasta al Forno con Ricotta e Spinaci

🌍 Italian, Sicily/National Difficulty: ●●●○○

A baked pasta layered with ricotta and spinach, common across Sicily and the south. Squeeze every drop of water from the cooked spinach — wet spinach thins the ricotta and makes the filling weep. Mix the ricotta with egg to help it set during baking.

Ingredients

• 400g penne, cooked
• 400g ricotta
• 400g spinach, wilted and chopped
• 200g mozzarella
• 100g Parmesan
• Tomato sauce

Method

1. Mixing — Mix ricotta, spinach, half the mozzarella.
2. Combining — Combine with pasta and tomato sauce.
3. Topping — Top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
4. Baking — Bake 200°C (400°F), 25 min.

Tags: penne, ricotta, spinach, mozzarella, parmesan · Source: Brittani's Almanac