Baked Rigatoni With Spinach, Ricotta, and Fontina
A quick and delicious baked rigatoni with spinach, ricotta, and fontina, perfect for a comforting meal.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course main dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 480 kcal
baking dish
large pot
Food Processor
Pasta and Filling
- 1 lb rigatoni pasta cooked
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 package frozen spinach thawed
- 2 cups ricotta cheese about 1 pound
- 5 tablespoons parmesan cheese grated
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg grated
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 6 ounces Fontina cheese grated (about 1 ½ cups)
Cooking Instructions
Heat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Oil a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the rigatoni until almost done, about 12 minutes.
Drain.
Put the pasta in the prepared baking dish and toss with 1 tablespoon of the oil.
Meanwhile, squeeze as much of the water as possible from the spinach.
Put the spinach in a food processor and puree with the ricotta, 3 tablespoons of the Parmesan, the nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
Stir in half the fontina.
Stir the spinach mixture into the pasta.
Top with the remaining fontina and Parmesan.
Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over the top.
Bake the pasta until the top is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
You can substitute another chunky pasta, such as penne rigate, penne, ziti, or fusilli. Boil all of these one or two minutes less.
Serving: 1servingCalories: 480kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 20gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 700mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 800IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 400mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Baked Rigatoni, Comfort Food, fontina, pasta, ricotta, spinach