Pasta Spinach Gratin
Pasta spinach gratin is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the leafy greens category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 400 g short macaroni
- Salt
- 450 g fresh leafy spinach
- 1 Shallot
- 1 Garlic clove
- olive oil
- Pepper (freshly ground)
- Nutmeg (freshly grated)
- 250 g mascarpone
- 350 ml vegetable broth
- 125 g fontina cheese
- 100 g freshly grated Parmesan
- butter (for the dish)
- 80 g breadcrumbs
- 30 g butter flakes
Instructions
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1.
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes, drain, rinse with cold water and let it drain well.
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2.
Wash, trim, clean the spinach and wilt it in boiling salted water. Drain, rinse with cold water, squeeze out excess moisture and roughly chop.
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3.
Peel the shallot and garlic, finely chop them and sauté in a pot with 1 tablespoon oil until translucent. Add the spinach, cook briefly, season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, then remove from heat.
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4.
Whisk mascarpone with vegetable broth, fontina cheese, and half of the parmesan; season with salt and pepper.
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5.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F) with upper and lower heating.
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6.
Combine pasta, spinach, and sauce in a buttered baking dish. Mix breadcrumbs with remaining parmesan, sprinkle over the pasta along with butter flakes, and bake for 20-25 minutes.
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7.
Remove from oven and serve immediately.
