Main dishes

Spinach Ricotta Sauce for Pasta

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kraft

This easy, creamy pasta sauce of ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, milk, spinach, tomatoes and garlic is a tasty change of pace from classic tomato sauce.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

10 servings, 1/2 cup each

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what you need

medium onion, chopped

cloves garlic, minced

Tbsp. oil

1-1/2

cups POLLY-O Original Ricotta Cheese

cup milk

2/3

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained

plum tomatoes, chopped

1/8

tsp. pepper

Make It

COOK and stir onions and garlic in hot oil in large saucepan on medium-high heat until tender.

ADD ricotta cheese, milk and Parmesan cheese; mix well. Cook 2 min., stirring occasionally. Add spinach; mix well. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes and pepper.

SERVE tossed with hot cooked fettuccine or your favorite pasta.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Keep an eye on portion size when you enjoy this rich sauce.

Note

Recipe makes enough sauce for 1 lb. pasta, cooked.

How To Thaw Frozen Chopped Spinach

Place spinach in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 min.

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a cook

posted:10/15/2011

I've made with this a couple of times, substituting broccoli, and always adding mozzarella and black pepper. It does work better with chunky pasta like shells, elbows, or rotini.

a cook

posted:11/22/2008

I had leftover ricotta from another recipe. I checked your search options and found this recipe. I did not have frozen chopped spinach, but I did have frozen chopped creamed spinach in the freezer. I mixed it in and instead of putting tomatoes in it, I put the tomatoes directly on the top of the hot pasta. It was creamy and delicious. I will see how it comes out when I reheat the leftovers.

Helene Montini

posted:4/14/2008

Easy to make, I added a little black pepper. Doesn't reheat well.

sharpeipup

posted:1/5/2007

Similar to a fetticuine alfredo as far as consistency is concerned & just as tasty!

mlfala1

posted:7/12/2006

Drain spinach well before adding

a cook

posted:6/3/2006

very easy recipe and very delicious.