Four Cheese Pasta Florentine

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We love having a warm, cheesy pasta casserole on the table, and four kinds of cheese make this one extra special.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

cups mostaccioli, uncooked

pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach

oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN 2% Milkfat Low Fat Cottage Cheese

eggs

pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cook spinach as directed on package; drain well. Place in large bowl. Add cream cheese; stir until melted. Stir in cottage cheese and eggs until well blended.

DRAIN pasta. Add to spinach mixture with mozzarella; mix lightly. Spoon into 8- or 9-inch square baking dish; top with Parmesan.

BAKE 25 min. or until center is set.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy your favorite foods while keeping portion size in mind.

Preparing Perfect Pasta

Follow the package directions to ensure that enough water is used for cooking the pasta. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente (tender but still a little firm to the bite), stirring frequently. To prevent pasta from sticking, add it slowly to plenty of boiling water and stir frequently while cooking. Adding oil to the cooking water is not recommended because some sauces may not cling to pasta coated with oil.

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klnorris

posted:7/8/2010

I forgot to add the eggs, but I think it just made it more gooey and cheesy vs. dry like the other reviewers wrote. Maybe just one egg, not two. I added salt, pepper, garlic, garlic powder, and a bit of garlic salt, so it wasn't bland, but it was still boring tasking to me. Think it could use some chicken and mushrooms, or maybe bacon to complete the flavor. A good base recipe I'll try it again with meat, and my boyfriend loved it!

sherrycargile

posted:7/7/2010

Amazing... Definitely a family favorite!

a cook

posted:6/20/2010

The whole family loved this! I try to make a no-meat meal once a week, and this dish made it so easy. My meat loving husband didn't even notice that it had no meat, and the kids gobbled up the spinach! Win, win! This recipe will become a staple in our house!

awafers

posted:6/4/2010

I was not a big fan of this, but my boyfriend loved it.

Adrianaluv

posted:5/23/2010

I modified it a bit. I left out the cottage cheese and added lots of salt, pepper and other seasoning.

woodca87

posted:5/20/2010

love cheese but this was too chessy w/o enough flavor!

paulabelknap

posted:5/12/2010

I thought this was pretty good, but was dry and on the bland side. I think next time I make it I will add more seasoning and make it with frozen creamed spinach instead of plain spinach. That might help make it creamier too.

marcgreen69

posted:5/5/2010

Excellent dinner and couldn't be easier. After seeing it mentioned that it was bland, I made sure to salt the pasta, added a clove of garlic to the spinach mix, swapped out 2 ounces of mozzarella for some italian 5 cheese blend, and added about 1/2 tsp. of garlic/pepper. My family devoured it!

pancake1000

posted:5/3/2010

this was very bland. it was edible, but i wont make it again

kuka21

posted:4/27/2010

I thought it was good, but it needs more fetta chesse so that is not so dry!