Baked Ziti with Hidden Spinach
Baked ziti is delicious and a hit with more toddlers! So, of course, I had to figure out a way to hide some spinach for extra nutrition! Quick, easy, healthy, and toddler approved. Also, easy to prep ahead and cook later.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put spinach into food processor or blender and chop as small as possible.
Alternate: make about 1/2 cup spinach puree
Put cooked ziti into mixing bowl and mix in all ricotta, 1/2 mozzarella and spinach.
Spray 13x9 pan (or two 8x8 freezable pans if prepping ahead) with cooking spray. Cover the bottom of the pan(s) with half the pasta sauce.
Put ziti mixture on top, then cover with the remaining sauce. Top with the rest of the mozzarella.
If prepping ahead, freeze ziti here. Defrost overnight in the fridge when ready to cook.
Cook in preheated oven for 20-30 minutes. Serve and Enjoy!
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put spinach into food processor or blender and chop as small as possible.
Alternate: make about 1/2 cup spinach puree
Put cooked ziti into mixing bowl and mix in all ricotta, 1/2 mozzarella and spinach.
Spray 13x9 pan (or two 8x8 freezable pans if prepping ahead) with cooking spray. Cover the bottom of the pan(s) with half the pasta sauce.
Put ziti mixture on top, then cover with the remaining sauce. Top with the rest of the mozzarella.
If prepping ahead, freeze ziti here. Defrost overnight in the fridge when ready to cook.
Cook in preheated oven for 20-30 minutes. Serve and Enjoy!
