Spicy Baked Macaroni

Name: Spicy Baked Macaroni
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters bread crumbs; 2 Tbsps butter, softened, plus 2 tablespoons; 411 grams diced tomatoes; 283 grams package frozen spinach, thawed and drained of excess liquid; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 454 grams elbow macaroni pasta; 473 milliliters 12 ounces mozzarella cubed (about; 227 grams assorted mushrooms, quartered; 0 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan, plus 1/3 cup; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 59 milliliters Romano, plus 1/3 cup; 10 servings Salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spicy Baked Macaroni a try. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 354 calories, 14g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up garlic, spinach, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the bread crumbs you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Banana Bread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

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Water

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Pot

Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes.

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Pasta

Drain pasta.

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Pasta

In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Cook until the mushrooms are tender and the onion is golden, about 7 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Garlic

Onion

Add the tomatoes, spinach, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Tomato

Spinach

In a small bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup Romano.

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Romano Cheese

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Spread the softened butter in a 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish and sprinkle half of the bread crumb mixture inside the dish to coat.

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Spread

Bread

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Glass Baking Pan

In a large bowl combine the vegetable mixture with the cooked macaroni, cubed mozzarella, the remaining Parmesan and Romano cheeses, and the nutmeg. Spoon into the prepared baking dish, top with the remaining bread crumb mixture, and dot the top with the remaining butter.

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