Creamy Spinach and Ricotta Pasta Bake
Rigatoni folded with spinach ricotta and baked under mozzarella.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 45 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $9.53
Ingredients
- 12 oz rigatoni
- 10 oz frozen chopped spinach
- 1 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 6 oz shredded mozzarella
- 2 oz grated parmesan cheese
- 4 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 24 oz jarred marinara sauce
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes(optional)
Method
Heat the oven to 400F and boil the rigatoni two minutes short of al dente.
Thaw the spinach and squeeze it as dry as you can.
Cook the minced garlic in the olive oil for one minute, then stir in the spinach, ricotta, nutmeg, half the parmesan, salt and pepper.
Toss the drained pasta with the spinach ricotta and half the marinara.
Spread in a baking dish, spoon the rest of the marinara over and top with mozzarella and parmesan.
Bake 25 minutes until bubbling and browned in spots.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $38.10 | $9.53 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £21.86 | £5.47 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Australia | $54.55 | $13.64 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٢٦٢٫٧٩ ج.م. | ٣١٥٫٧٠ ج.م. | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,094.77 | $273.69 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Canada | $60.27 | $15.07 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Spain | 20,43 € | 5,11 € | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Germany | 29,48 € | 7,37 € | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Austria | € 30,30 | € 7,58 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $48.94 | $12.24 | 7 of 9 ingredients |
| Greece | 22,35 € | 5,59 € | 7 of 9 ingredients |
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