Baked Spaghetti with Ricotta

Baked Spaghetti with Ricotta takes around 40 minutes from beginning to end. This side dish has 176 calories, 11g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8 and costs 89 cents per serving. 696 people were glad they tried this recipe. This recipe from For the Love of Cooking requires black olives, tomato, ricotta cheese, and fresh basil. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 60%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Baked Ricotta Spaghetti, Jordana’s Baked Spaghetti Squash With Tomato And Ricotta, and Baked Spaghetti Squash with Tomato Sauce and Ricotta.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 35 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 tbsp black olives, sliced

8 oz of whole wheat spaghetti, cooked per instructions

1 egg

2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped

1 cup of fresh mozzarella, grated (more if desired)

1 clove of garlic, minced

2 1/2 cups of marinara sauce

2 tbsp Parmesan cheese

10 oz of ricotta cheese

Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste

1 tomato, sliced

Equipment:

baking pan

oven

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat an 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.Cook the spaghetti in salted water, per instructions. While the pasta is cooking, combine the ricotta cheese, basil, minced garlic, egg, Parmesan cheese, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Mix well until thoroughly combined.Drain the pasta then place it back into the pot it was cooked in. Add the spaghetti sauce and mix until evenly coated. Place half of the spaghetti into the baking dish. Spoon the ricotta cheese on top of the spaghetti and leaving an inch border around the edges. Cover the ricotta mixture with the remaining spaghetti. Sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese, olives, and tomato slices. Season the tomatoes with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste then sprinkle with a bit of Parmesan cheese.Place into the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat an 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.Cook the spaghetti in salted water, per instructions. While the pasta is cooking, combine the ricotta cheese, basil, minced garlic, egg, Parmesan cheese, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.

2. Mix well until thoroughly combined.

3. Drain the pasta then place it back into the pot it was cooked in.

4. Add the spaghetti sauce and mix until evenly coated.

5. Place half of the spaghetti into the baking dish. Spoon the ricotta cheese on top of the spaghetti and leaving an inch border around the edges. Cover the ricotta mixture with the remaining spaghetti. Sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese, olives, and tomato slices. Season the tomatoes with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste then sprinkle with a bit of Parmesan cheese.

6. Place into the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.

7. Remove from the oven and let it cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy.


Nutrition Information:

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176k Calories
10g Protein
9g Total Fat
13g Carbs
7% Health Score
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Calories
176k
9%

Fat
9g
14%

  Saturated Fat
5g
33%

Carbohydrates
13g
5%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
50mg
17%

Sodium
773mg
34%

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Protein
10g
22%

Manganese
0.52mg
26%

Selenium
17µg
24%

Calcium
182mg
18%

Phosphorus
175mg
18%

Vitamin A
843IU
17%

Vitamin B2
0.21mg
12%

Fiber
2g
11%

Potassium
365mg
10%

Vitamin K
10µg
10%

Vitamin E
1mg
10%

Vitamin C
7mg
10%

Zinc
1mg
9%

Copper
0.17mg
8%

Vitamin B12
0.5µg
8%

Iron
1mg
8%

Magnesium
31mg
8%

Vitamin B6
0.15mg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.56mg
6%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Folate
21µg
5%

Vitamin B1
0.07mg
5%

Vitamin D
0.24µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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