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Spinach & Ricotta Pasta Bake — Cost per Serve & Where to Buy | Open Order

@recipe_tin/Spinach & Ricotta Pasta Bake

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

Has every item
Coles
no items missing · $36.48 of food
$56.42
35% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
WoolworthsBest choice
· $34.16 of food
$49.58
31% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- frozen chopped spinach
Aldi
· $20.78 of food
$38.67
46% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- mozzarella
- parmesan
- frozen chopped spinach
- tomato passata
- garlic powder

$6.80a serve

$6.80 a serve, cheapest at Coles

About $40.81 of ingredients used for 6 serves.

$52.10 across 3 shops · all 14 items priced · $3.08 more for bigger packs, 38% spare for later

Coles

$36.48

no items missing

you'll pay $56.42 · 35% of it spare

WoolworthsBest choice

$34.16

missing 1 item

you'll pay $49.58 · 31% of it spare

Aldi

$20.78

missing 5 items

you'll pay $38.67 · 46% of it spare

Buy at Coles$16.36

frozen chopped spinach

$5.00/kg

need 350 g2 × Natures Nutrients Frozen Chopped Spinach 250 g$1.25

Coles$5.00/kg$1.25·Woolworths$5.00/kg$1.25·AldiN/A

tomato passata

$0.36/100g

need 700 gColes Organic Tomato Passata 700 g$2.50

Coles$0.36/100g$2.50·Woolworths$0.39/100g$2.75·AldiN/A

onion powder

$0.47/10g

need 1 tspMasterFoods Onion Powder 138g$6.50

Coles$0.47/10g$6.50·Aldi$0.53/10g$2.89·Woolworths$0.47/10g$6.50

garlic powder

$0.38/10g

need 1 tspColes Garlic Powder 63g$2.40

Coles$0.38/10g$2.40·Woolworths$0.40/10g$2.00·AldiN/A

dried Italian mixed herbs

$0.55/10g

need 2 tspSpencers Mixed Herbs 70g$3.85closest match

Coles$0.55/10g$3.85·Aldi$1.65/10g$3.29·Woolworths$0.63/10g$4.40

sugar

$0.18/100g

need 4.3 gColes Simply Australian White Sugar 1 kg$1.80closest match

Coles$0.18/100g$1.80·Woolworths$0.18/100g$1.80·Aldi$0.21/100g$2.09

Buy at Woolworths$12.35

penne pasta

$0.18/100g

need 300 gEssentials Woolworths Essentials Pasta Penne 500 g$0.90closest match

Woolworths$0.18/100g$0.90·Aldi$0.89·Coles$0.24/100g$1.20

mozzarella

$24.00/kg

need 250 g2 × La Casa Del Formaggio Fresh Mozzarella 125 g$3.00closest match

Woolworths$24.00/kg$3.00·Coles$30.18/kg$8.30·AldiN/A

parmesan

$28.00/kg

need 50 gPerfect Italiano Parmesan Cheese Shaved Parmesan 125 g$3.50closest matchreal special

Woolworths$28.00/kg$3.50·Coles$36.00/kg$4.50·AldiN/A

salt

$0.02/10g

need 11 gOlsson's Rock Sea Salt 1 kg$1.95

Woolworths$0.02/10g$1.95·Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99

Buy at Aldi$23.39

ricotta

$9.04/kg

need 500 g2 × Westacre Dairy Smooth Ricotta 375 g$3.39closest match

Aldi$9.04/kg$3.39·Woolworths$11.00/kg$1.10·Coles$9.60/kg$3.60

garlic cloves

$1.00/ea

need 4 items2 × Aldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match

Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20

extra virgin olive oil

$0.88/100ml

need 20 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match

Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00

chilli flakes

$0.80/10g

need 0.5 tspStonemill Chilli Flakes 35g$2.79closest match

Aldi$0.80/10g$2.79·Woolworths$0.87/10g$2.00·Coles$0.81/10g$3.00

More from @recipe_tin

sugar — 1 tsp4.3 g

salt — 1 ¾ tsp11 g

Method

Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
Pasta Sauce: Pour out about 1/4 cup of the passata (to make room to add flavourings). Add the remaining Pasta Sauce ingredients into the bottle, screw the lid on and give it a shake.
Cook pasta for time per packet MINUS 1 minute.
SCOOP OUT 1 mugful pasta cooking water, drain and set aside.
Ricotta Mixture - Mix Ricotta Mixture ingredients in a very large bowl. Use a splash of pasta cooking water if needed to make it creamy.
Add pasta and stir to combine. Transfer to a heatproof baking dish.
Top with Pasta Sauce, top with cheese. Loosely cover with foil.
Bake for 25 minutes, then remove the cover and bake for a further 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Serve while hot and fresh!