Spinach Ziti

Spinach Ziti

Make a creamy and colorful meal with cream cheese and fresh spinach stirred into hot ziti and flavored with ground nutmeg. Toss gently with a simple blend of diced tomatoes and hot pepper flakes.

Calories
196 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Bring a large pot filled with salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook until tender but still firm, about 12 minutes.
Step 2
Meanwhile, in a medium sized non-reactive pan, combine tomatoes and hot pepper flakes. Warm over medium-low heat, breaking up tomatoes if necessary.
Step 3
Drain pasta and return to hot pan. Add spinach, cream cheese and nutmeg. Cook, stirring, over low heat until spinach wilts, 1-2 minutes. Pour tomato sauce over spinach ziti. Stir and toss gently to mix.
Spinach Ziti
Spinach Ziti
Spinach Ziti
Spinach Ziti

Ingredients

  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
  • ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 8 ounces ziti pasta
  • 4 ounces fresh spinach, washed and chopped

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