Casseroles are a true blessing: They don’t just taste incredibly good, but can also be made in a pinch of time and with little ingredients. No matter how you get there, in the end a glorious dish sits before you. Our feta and spinach pasta bake is sure to spoil you, perhaps on a day when you need it most.
Recipe for Our Feta & Spinach Bake: A How-To
You can prepare our feta and spinach pasta bake easily with just a handful of ingredients. Though, over here at Scrumdiddlyumptious, we are never to say no to creativity. If you’d like to add few more veggies here, a dollop of cheese there, we won’t say anything. It’s best to let your heart and stomach lead in such matters!
There is a trick however to this otherwise undemanding recipe. To really nail the pasta bake’s creamy sauce make sure to reserve some of your pasta water to mix in with the cream cheese and feta. The pasta water retains some of the noodle’s starch, meaning it will both thin out the sauce and help it bind. The bake’s cream sauce will then be further refined with sautéed onions and garlic to add depth to its taste. Afterwards, simply to season with salt and pepper to your heart’s content.
Before your dish goes in the oven, make sure to seal the deal and sprinkle some grated cheese over it. Now things are getting serious (and hot!), the feta and spinach pasta bake will certainly announce its readiness from the oven. Just the aroma that will fill your kitchen while its baking will make you want to dig in right away.
Speaking of cravings: Are you hungry for more delicious casseroles? Let us recommend our cheeseburger casserole, feta & tomato bake, and our chicken and carrot casserole.
FETA & SPINACH PASTA BAKE
- Prep time: 20 min
- Cook time: 30 min
- Total time: 50 min
- Servings: 4
INGREDIENTS
- 14 oz frozen spinach
- ¼ cup vegetable broth
- 14 oz pasta
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 large onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- Oil (for cooking and greasing)
- 7 oz (vegan) cream cheese
- 7 oz (vegan) feta
- 1 cup (vegan) shredded cheese (e.g., Parmesan)
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a pot, let the spinach simmer in the vegetable broth for about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a pot of salted water. Reduce the recommended cooking time by about 5 minutes. Save the pasta water when draining.
- Peel and chop the onion and garlic. Using a large pan, sauté both in oil.
- Add about ¾ cup of pasta water and stir in the cream cheese.
- Crumble in the feta and stir until it has fully dissolved.
- Stir in the spinach and season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the noodles into a greased baking dish and top with the sauce. Sprinkle with the shredded cheese and bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes.