Baked Rigatoni with Spinach, Ricotta, and Fontina Recipe

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Baked Rigatoni with Spinach, Ricotta, and Fontina
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Directions:

  1. Heat the oven to 450°. Oil a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
  2. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the rigatoni until almost done, about 12 minutes. Drain. Put the pasta in the prepared baking dish and toss with 1 tablespoon of the oil.
  3. Meanwhile, squeeze as much of the water as possible from the spinach. Put the spinach in a food processor and puree with the ricotta, 3 tablespoons of the Parmesan, the nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Stir in half the fontina.
  4. Stir the spinach mixture into the pasta. Top with the remaining fontina and Parmesan. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over the top. Bake the pasta until the top is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
  5. Variation: You can substitute another chunky pasta, such as penne rigate, penne, ziti, or fusilli. Boil all of these one or two minutes less.
  6. Wine Recommendation: A delicately flavored white such as Orvieto will complement the mild ricotta nicely. And, because Orvieto is not oaky, the wine has no bitter tannin to clash with the slightly bitter spinach and nutmeg.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 880.08 Kcal (3685 kJ)
Calories from fat 512.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 56.92g 88%
Cholesterol 170.47mg 57%
Sodium 1378.94mg 57%
Potassium 572.33mg 12%
Total Carbs 46.11g 15%
Sugars 2.83g 11%
Dietary Fiber 4.49g 18%
Protein 48.04g 96%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Calcium 876.8mg 88%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 186.53 Kcal (781 kJ)
Calories from fat 108.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.06g 88%
Cholesterol 36.13mg 57%
Sodium 292.26mg 57%
Potassium 121.3mg 12%
Total Carbs 9.77g 15%
Sugars 0.6g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.95g 18%
Protein 10.18g 96%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 24%
Iron 0.3mg 8%
Calcium 185.8mg 88%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 21.5
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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