Name: Baked pasta in creamy spinach rose sauce recipe by Suganya Hariharan at BetterButter
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Pasta farfalle variety (you can use any variety) 650g; Olive oil 2 tbsp; Red chilli flakes 2 tsp; Garlic 3 cloves, minced; Onion 1, medium sized, finely chopped; Tomato sauce 450 ml ( I used Hunt's); Heavy cream 3/4 cup; Sour cream 1/4 cup; Salt and pepper to taste; Sugar a pinch; Spinach 2 cups; Parmeggiano reggiano/ Parmesan 1 tbsp, grated (for garnish); Fresh basil 1 tbsp, chopped, for garnish; Mozzarella 1/2 cup, grated for baking

Ingredients Serving: 5

Pasta farfalle variety (you can use any variety) 650g
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Red chilli flakes 2 tsp
Garlic 3 cloves, minced
Onion 1, medium sized, finely chopped
Tomato sauce 450 ml ( I used Hunt's)
Heavy cream 3/4 cup
Sour cream 1/4 cup
Salt and pepper to taste
Sugar a pinch
Spinach 2 cups
Parmeggiano reggiano/ Parmesan 1 tbsp, grated (for garnish)
Fresh basil 1 tbsp, chopped, for garnish
Mozzarella 1/2 cup, grated for baking

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the package. Boil water and add the pasta with the salt needed for pasta. Then remove and run the pasta through cold water. And toss with a little oil to prevent sticking.
Take a pan in medium high heat, add oil. Add chilli flakes, onions, 2 cloves of garlic and saute it till onions get translucent. Then add spinach and saute it till it shrinks and get roasted a bit.
Now add the tomato sauce, salt, pepper, sugar for the sauce. Let it get cooked in medium to low flame for 25 minutes until it thickens, stir it occasionally.
Preheat the oven now to 350 F.
Add the cream and sour cream mixture and let it cook for 5 minutes. When you think it has got into nicely thick creamy texture, add the pasta to it.
Now transfer this into a baking dish, top it with grated mozzarella and bake for 20 minutes till the cheese melts and turns its color into golden brown.
Top it with fresh grated parmeggiano reggiano, chopped basil and some crushed pepper just before serving.

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