Spinach & Ricotta Pasta Bake
Recipe from Nagi & Dozer - RecipeTin Eats · original post · full recipe on recipetineats.com
A lazy meal for midweek that tastes like spinach and ricotta stuffed shells or cannelloni - but without all the labour! Feel free to use your favourite store bought pasta sauce if you prefer. Reheats well and freezes well too!
Serves 6 55 min 32g proteinKid-friendly
VegetarianPastaBakeFreezer friendlyItalian
Ingredients
- penne pasta300 g
- mozzarella — shredded250 g
- ricotta500 g
- parmesan — grated50 g
- garlic cloves — minced4 ea
- frozen chopped spinach — thawed and squeezed dry350 g
- extra virgin olive oil — 1 tbsp20 ml
- tomato passata700 g
- onion powder1 tsp
- garlic powder1 tsp
- dried Italian mixed herbs2 tsp
- chilli flakes0.5 tsp
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Gluten-free
- 300 g Gluten-free penne instead of penne pasta
Boil the gluten-free penne for 2 minutes less than the packet says, as it keeps softening in the bake and can turn mushy.
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Shops to compare
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Missing items
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Pak'nSaveBest choice· $35.29 of food
$53.14
34% spare
No price at Pak'nSave for:
- garlic cloves
- frozen chopped spinach
- tomato passata
Woolworths NZ· $18.96 of food
$32.21
41% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
- mozzarella
- ricotta
- garlic cloves
- frozen chopped spinach
New World· $32.51 of food
$46.96
31% spare
No price at New World for:
- ricotta
- parmesan
- garlic cloves
- frozen chopped spinach
$7.63a serve
from $7.63 a serve at Pak'nSave · 11 of 14 ingredients priced
About $45.78 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
$58.63 across 3 shops · 12 of 14 items priced · $6.24 more for bigger packs, 33% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$35.29
missing 3 items
you'll pay $53.14 · 34% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$18.96
missing 4 items
you'll pay $32.21 · 41% of it spare
New World$32.51
missing 4 items
you'll pay $46.96 · 31% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$40.47
mozzarella
$4.63/100g
need 250 g2 × Massimo's Mozzarella 125 g$5.79
Pak'nSave$4.63/100g$5.79·New World$5.59/100g$6.99·Woolworths NZN/A
ricotta
$2.28/100g
need 500 g2 × Pams Finest Hand Crafted Fresh Ricotta 100g 250 g$5.69
Pak'nSave$2.28/100g$5.69·Woolworths NZN/A·New WorldN/A
parmesan
$3.90/100g
need 50 gZanetti Gran Spicco Parmesan 200 g$7.79closest match
Pak'nSave$3.90/100g$7.79·Woolworths NZ$5.35·New WorldN/A
onion powder
$0.50/10g
need 1 tspMrs Rogers Naturals Eco Onion Powder Fine 40g$5.00closest match
Pak'nSave$0.50/10g$5.00·Woolworths NZ$2.70·New World$0.66/10g$2.89
garlic powder
$4.52/100g
need 1 tspKashish Garlic Powder Spice 100g$4.52closest match
Pak'nSave$4.52/100g$4.52·Woolworths NZ$2.70·New World$6.40/100g$2.89
chilli flakes
$1.00/10g
need 0.5 tspMrs Rogers Naturals Eco Chilli Flakes 10g$5.00closest match
Pak'nSave$1.00/10g$5.00·Woolworths NZ$2.70·New World$1.31/10g$2.89
sugar
$0.34/100g
need 4.3 gPams White Sugar 100g 1.5 kg$1.69real special
Pak'nSave$0.34/100g$1.69·Woolworths NZ$2.10·New World$0.48/100g$2.39
salt
$0.14/100g
need 11 gTATA Salt 1 kg$1.39
Pak'nSave$0.14/100g$1.39·New World$0.20/100g$1.59·Woolworths NZ$1.79
Buy at Woolworths NZ$8.17
penne pasta
$1.49
need 300 gEssentials pasta penne 500 gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$1.49·Pak'nSave$0.32/100g$1.29·New World$0.36/100g$1.79
tomato passata
$4.60
need 700 gChantal Organics tomato passata 680 g
Woolworths NZ$4.60·New World$0.78/100g$4.89·Pak'nSaveN/A
dried Italian mixed herbs
$2.60
need 2 tspGreggs mixed herbs 10gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$2.60·New World$2.79/10g$2.79·Pak'nSave$1.99/10g$5.00
Buy at New World$9.99
extra virgin olive oil
$2.00/100ml
need 20 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 1 L$9.99closest match
New World$2.00/100ml$9.99·Woolworths NZ$6.39·Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$8.99
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- garlic cloves · 4 items
- frozen chopped spinach · 350 g