Spinach and Artichoke Baked Pasta {Annah}

This pasta was ok on flavor. When you got an artichoke in your bite then it was pretty good. With out the artichoke it is just kind of a cream/cheesy pasta. It was not hard to make this dish to make. Tyler was adding chicken to everything I made this week. With the chicken he enjoyed the dish probably more then I did. Overall if you like cheesy pasta and artichokes I would say it is worth it for you to give this one a try.

Ingredients:

• 14 oz shell pasta
• 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Cup of Chopped Onion
• 3 Cloves of Garlic ( Minced)
• 1 Cup of Sour Cream
• 4 oz of Cream Cheese ( Room Temperature)
• 3/4 Cup of Parmesan Cheese
• 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice + Zest
• 10 Oz of Spinach ( Make sure to squeeze excess moisture, after it has been thawed of course)
• 13.5 Can of Artichoke Hearts rinsed and chopped
• 1 Cup of Mozzarella
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
• 1 Teaspoon of Pepper

Directions: 

 Preheat Oven To 425

Cook pasta according to the box. Keep 1/4 Cup of the Pasta Water before you drain the cooked pasta.

Heat oil in pan and cook onions for 8 – 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook for one minute.

In a large bowl – Mix Sour Cream, Cream Cheese,  Parmesan, Lemon (juice and zest), onions and garlic. Add Pasta and mix.

Stir in spinach, artichokes, 1/4 cup of cooking liquid from the pasta, salt, pepper, and 1/2 Cup of Mozzarella

Place mixture into greased 2.5 – 3 qt casserole dish and place the rest of mozzarella cheese on top.

Place in the oven till golden brown on top – about 10 – 15 minutes.

Original recipe from: Budgets Savvy Diva