This pasta bake is delicious served with a green salad and crusty bread rolls. If you grow your own spinach and make the ricotta it costs approximately $4.50, making it a very affordable meal. Even with buying the spinach and ricotta it still comes in at under $10, costing just $1.25 per serve.
Ingredients:
500g pasta spirals
2 bunches (750g) English spinach, stems removed
750g fresh ricotta
300ml sour cream
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup grated mozzarella
2 tablespoon chopped dill (1 tsp dried)
cracked black pepper and salt
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of lightly boiling water until al dente. Drain. Place the pasta in a well-greased 4 litre capacity baking dish. Blanch the spinach in a saucepan of boiling water, drain and squeeze to remove excess liquid. Roughly chop the spinach and place in a bowl. Add the ricotta, sour cream, eggs, cheeses, dill, pepper and salt and mix to combine. Spoon the mixture over the pasta. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Stand for 5 minutes before cutting into wedges. Serves 8.
Note: You can also use 375g frozen spinach, thawed and drained to remove excess water. You should have around 150g cooked spinach.
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