cheesy pasta with spinach and roasted carrots
This is a very healthy and yummy dish! I made it up to try to get my daughter to eat something good for her without saying EWWWWW! She tried it and said "Can I have some more?"
prep time
10 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 3 large carrots peeled (or more depending how many you are feeding)
- 1 cup fresh spinach roughly chopped
- 12 ounces no yolk noodles
- 1 cup low fat or regular shredded monteray jack cheese
- 2 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 can diced tomatoes with juice
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- - salt and pepper to your liking
- - extra virgin oil
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons basil chopped
How To Make cheesy pasta with spinach and roasted carrots
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Step 1First peel carrots and place in aluminum foil drizzle olive oil on top of each carrot then add salt and pepper. Wrap up tight and place in pre-heated 425* oven. Cook for aproximately 1 hour- 1 hour 15 min. (They will be soft when done.)
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Step 2in the last 15 min. of ccoking time for the carrots, start boiling water for the noodles and prepare spinach, garlic, and tomatoes. Set aside add salt to water and cook noodles for aproximatley 6-8 min. Drain when done.
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Step 3In a skillet pour the noodles and add butter, salt, a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and pepper "cook on medium heat". Mix well, next add garlic and tomatoes let cook for about 2 min. add spinach and mix well. Sprinkle cheese all over the pasta. Now add the roasted carrots on top or serve on the side of the pasta Enjoy!!!
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