Penne And Spinach Pasta Bake With Blue Cheese

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces penne
• 200 g frozen spinach
• 85 g blue cheese, of choice (i use blaukrantz a local blue cheese in s. africa)
• 250 g mascarpone cheese
• 25 g freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 pinch chili flakes (optional)
• freshly ground salt and black pepper, for seasoning

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pan of salted water to the boil.
• 2 add pasta and cook for 10-12 minutes, adding the spinach to the pan for the last 3 minutes of cooking time.
• 3 drain well then tip the pasta and spinach into a shallow baking dish along with the crumbled blue cheese,pinch of chili flakes if using and seasoning to taste.
• 4 put spoonfuls of the mascarpone cheese all over the top of the pasta.
• 5 sprinkle with the parmesan then grill for 5 minutes until the mascarpone melts and the top turns a golden brown.
• 6 serve with grilled tomatoes and a green salad.