The Faithful Foodie

October 5th, 2009 No Comments

Three Cheese Rotini Marinara Bake

This is great on a cool evening served with garlic bread and a salad. If you like, you can add some cooked Italian sausage when everything is mixed together. This recipe uses the spicy marinara from this blog or you can substitute your favorite spaghetti sauce.

Ingredients
7 oz. rotini pasta
1 C. fresh baby spinach
1/2 t. dried basil
1/4 t. dried oregano
1/4 t. ground fennel
1/2 C. pitted and sliced kalamata olives
2 C. spicy marinara or your favorite spaghetti sauce
3/4 C. shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 C. crumbled feta cheese
1/4 C. grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to directions adding the spinach the last minute of cooking. In a microwave safe bowl, mix together the spices and marinara and heat for 2 minutes in the microwave on high. Stir in the olives and pasta. Add the mozzarella and feta cheeses and stir to distribute throughout the pasta mixture. Pour into a greased casserole dish and sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the top. Bake for 25 mintues or until bubbly. Serves 4-5.