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Spicy Baked Macaroni

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 lb whole weat elbow pasta
  • EVOO enough to coat saute pan
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 can diced tomato with juice
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1/2 lb baby bella mushrooms quatered
  • 1 bag frozen cut leaf spinach
  • 1/4 cup romano plus 1/3 cup
  • 1/4 cup parmigano reggiano plus 1/3 cup
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 12 oz mozzarella cubed
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • butter or margarine

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Boil water and add pasta- cook until al dente.
  3. In saute pan/skillet over medium heat add oil, mushroom, onion and garlic- cook about 7 mins or until onion is golden. Add tomatoes, spinach, crushed red pepper- cook 5 more minutes.
  4. Mix 1/4 c romano and 1/4 c parm with bread crumbs. Grease casserole dish/baking pan and coat the bottom and sides of the greased pan with half the bread crumb mixture.
  5. In large bowl mix the veggie mixture, pasta, nutmeg, and the remaining parm/romano cheeses. spoon into prepped baking pan. Top with remaining bread crumb mixture and dot the top with remaining butter. Bake until golden brown ~30-40 mins.
  6. ENJOY!! :)