Spinach & Ricotta Pasta Bake
Recipe from Nagi & Dozer - RecipeTin Eats · original post · full recipe on recipetineats.com
A lazy meal for midweek that tastes like spinach and ricotta stuffed shells or cannelloni - but without all the labour! Feel free to use your favourite store bought pasta sauce if you prefer. Reheats well and freezes well too!
Serves 6 55 min 32g proteinKid-friendly
VegetarianPastaBakeFreezer friendlyItalian
Ingredients
- penne pasta300 g
- mozzarella — shredded250 g
- ricotta500 g
- parmesan — grated50 g
- garlic cloves — minced4 ea
- frozen chopped spinach — thawed and squeezed dry350 g
- extra virgin olive oil — 1 tbsp20 ml
- tomato passata700 g
- onion powder1 tsp
- garlic powder1 tsp
- dried Italian mixed herbs2 tsp
- chilli flakes0.5 tsp
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 300 g Gluten-free penne instead of penne pasta
Boil the gluten-free penne for 2 minutes less than the packet says, as it keeps softening in the bake and can turn mushy.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
MorrisonsBest choice· £11.96 of food
£16.73
29% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- parmesan
- onion powder
Tesco· £10.23 of food
£17.85
43% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- garlic cloves
- frozen chopped spinach
- onion powder
- salt
Sainsbury's· £8.97 of food
£15.72
43% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- ricotta
- parmesan
- onion powder
- chilli flakes
- salt
Aldi UK· £2.60 of food
£8.66
70% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- ricotta
- parmesan
- garlic cloves
- frozen chopped spinach
- tomato passata
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- chilli flakes
Asda· £3.62 of food
£8.42
57% spare
No price at Asda for:
- ricotta
- parmesan
- garlic cloves
- frozen chopped spinach
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- dried Italian mixed herbs
- chilli flakes
£1.99a serve
from £1.99 a serve at Morrisons · 12 of 14 ingredients priced
About £11.96 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
£17.90 across 5 shops · 13 of 14 items priced · £3.17 more for bigger packs, 53% spare for later
MorrisonsBest choice£11.96
missing 2 items
you'll pay £16.73 · 29% of it spare
Tesco£10.23
missing 4 items
you'll pay £17.85 · 43% of it spare
Sainsbury's£8.97
missing 5 items
you'll pay £15.72 · 43% of it spare
Aldi UK£2.60
missing 8 items
you'll pay £8.66 · 70% of it spare
Asda£3.62
missing 8 items
you'll pay £8.42 · 57% of it spare
Buy at Tesco£4.76
penne pasta
£0.82/kg
need 300 gHearty Food Co. Penne Pasta 500 g£0.41closest matchreal special
Tesco£0.82/kg£0.41·Sainsbury's£0.82/kg£0.41·Aldi UK£0.69·Morrisons£0.69·Asda£3.00/kg£1.50·
OcadoN/A
parmesan
£13.33/kg
need 50 gCrosta & Mollica Parmesan & Poppyseed Torinesi 120 g£1.60
Tesco£13.33/kg£1.60·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
tomato passata
£0.90/kg
need 700 g2 × Grower's Harvest Standard 500 g£0.45closest match
Tesco£0.90/kg£0.45·Asda£2.00/kg£1.38·Morrisons£1.50·Sainsbury's£2.30/kg£1.15·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A
chilli flakes
£27.03/kg
need 0.5 tspTesco Chipotle Chilli Flakes 37G£1.00closest match
Tesco£27.03/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
sugar
£1.09/kg
need 4.3 gGranulated Sugar 1 kg£1.09
Tesco£1.09/kg£1.09·Sainsbury's£1.50/kg£0.75·Aldi UK£1.78/kg£0.89·Asda£1.78/kg£0.89·Morrisons£0.89·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£2.61
frozen chopped spinach
£1.60/kg
need 350 gSainsbury's Chopped Spinach 900 g£1.60closest match
Sainsbury's£1.60/kg£1.60·Morrisons£1.50·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
garlic powder
£4.88/kg
need 1 tspNatco Garlic Powder 400g£1.95closest match
Sainsbury's£4.88/kg£1.95·Tesco£10.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
dried Italian mixed herbs
£37.06/kg
need 2 tspSainsbury's Standard£3.15closest match
Sainsbury's£37.06/kg£3.15·Aldi UK£0.59·Morrisons£1.09·Tesco£38.82/kg£3.30·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£3.87
ricotta
£1.50
need 500 g2 × Morrisons Ricotta 250 g
Morrisons£1.50·Tesco£7.60/kg£1.90·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 4 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£5.84
mozzarella
£0.55
need 250 gEveryday Essentials 0.13kg drainedclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.55·Asda£4.40/kg£0.55·Morrisons£0.55·Sainsbury's£5.70/kg£2.85·Tesco£9.30/kg£4.65·OcadoN/A
extra virgin olive oil
£5.30/L
need 20 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.82
salt
£1.09/kg
need 11 gAsda Table Salt 750 g£0.82
Asda£1.09/kg£0.82·Aldi UK£0.65·Morrisons£1.00·Sainsbury's£25.00/kg£2.25·Tesco£142.50/kg£2.85·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- onion powder · 1 tsp