Smoked Cheese Pasta Bake

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 0.3 cup basil fresh chopped
• 1.5 cups cup heavy whipping cream sour reduced-fat
• 26 ounce tomatoes fat-free
• 2 ounces parmigiano-reggiano cheese grated
• 1 pound penne pasta) (tube-shaped uncooked
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 4 ounces mozzarella cheese smoked shredded
• 10 ounce pkt spinach frozen dry thawed drained chopped

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
3. Drain.
4. Heat marinara sauce in a large saucepan over medium heat.
5. Add salt, pepper, and spinach, stirring until blended; cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Remove from heat; stir in cooked pasta.
7. Spoon half of pasta mixture into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
8. Combine sour cream, smoked cheese, and basil; spread over pasta mixture in dish. Spoon the remaining pasta mixture over sour cream mixture; sprinkle evenly with Parmigiano-Reggiano.
9. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until bubbly.
10. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.