Baked Pasta With Spinach

Sorry "carbo watching" folk--move on!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 8  ounces penne pasta, uncooked
• 3  cups  spaghetti sauce (homemade best(jarred okay)
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened (low fat okay)
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup  grated parmesan cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1  dash nutmeg
•  salt and pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups  grated mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Cook pasta in rapidly boiling water until done.
2. Meanwhile whisk cream cheese and milk until smooth.
3. Add spinach and Parmesan cheese to cream cheese mixture--stir to combine.
4. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper (set aside).
5. Drain cooked pasta and mix with spaghetti sauce.
6. Layer half the pasta in a 9x13 baking dish---spread cream cheese mixture over pasta layer.
7. Top with remaining pasta.
8. Cover with foil and bake in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes.
9. Remove foil sprinkle with mozzarella and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.