Mac-n-Cheese-n-Spin-occolini Bake

Name: Mac-n-Cheese-n-Spin-occolini Bake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters shredded Asiago; 6 servings Black pepper; 1 bunch broccolini, trimmed and chopped into 2-inch pieces; 3 Tbsps butter; 454 grams cavatappi, hollow corkscrew pasta or other short cut pasta; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 box chopped frozen spinach; 6 servings Nutmeg, grated, to taste; 237 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 237 milliliters grated provolone; 6 servings Salt; 591 milliliters whole milk

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Mac-n-Cheese-n-Spin-occolini Bake a try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 650 calories, 34g of protein, and 26g of fat. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. A mixture of milk, spinach, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

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Defrost spinach in microwave. Wring out and separate, reserve.

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Spinach

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Microwave

While the spinach defrosts, bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium heat for the pasta and a pan with a few inches of water to a boil over medium heat for the broccolini. Salt the boiling water and cook pasta to just-shy of al dente. Cook the broccolini for 3 minutes, then shock in a bowl of cold water and drain well.

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Broccolini

Spinach

Pasta

Water

Salt

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Pot

Return the pan that you cooked the broccolini in, to the stove top over medium heat and add 3 tablespoons butter. When the butter has melted, whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute.

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Broccolini

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Stove

Whisk

Frying Pan

Add the milk and whisk to combine. Cook the sauce for 5 minutes, to thicken, then season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, to taste. Reduce the heat to low. When pasta is almost ready, and the provolone and Asiago cheeses to the sauce.

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Provolone

Asiago Cheese

Nutmeg

Pepper

Pasta

Sauce

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Heat the broiler or the oven to high.

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Oven

In a large bowl, combine the pasta with the spinach, broccolini and sauce.

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Broccolini

Spinach

Pasta

Sauce

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Bowl

Transfer to individual casseroles or a large single casserole dish. Top with the Parmesan cheese and brown under the broiler or in hot oven for a couple of minutes.

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Parmesan

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Casserole Dish