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Three Cheese Penne Florentine

For dinner tonight it was a meatless meal, as it's our pescatarian week. I've been enjoying a lot of spinach lately so I had to incorporate it into dinner as well. The recipe below is from SparkPeople.com. It's a great site to get some healthier recipes and nutritional values are reflected, making it easy to figure out WW points! And if you haven't yet, definitely give the homemade cream of chicken soup a try. It will prevent you from using the stuff in the cans filled with misc ingredients... ::shudder::

Three Cheese Penne Florentine
recipe adapted from Sparkpeople.com

1 T olive oil
1 C chopped onion
1 C chopped red bell pepper
3 C chopped fresh spinach
1 T chopped fresh oregano
¼ t black pepper
1 16 oz carton 1% cottage cheese
4 C hot cooked penne (about 8 oz)
1 C shredded reduced fat mozzarella cheese, divided
½ C Parmesan cheese, divided
½ C 1% milk
1 cup homemade cream of chicken or vegetable soup


Saute onion and bell pepper in oil 4 minutes.

Add spinach, oregano, and pepper. Saute 3 minutes.

Place cottage cheese in food processor until smooth.

Combine spinach mixture, cottage cheese, pasta, 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese, half of the parmesan cheese, milk and soup in a large bowl.

Spoon into a 2 qt casserole sprayed with Pam. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses.

Bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes.

* The original recipe called for chicken, which I omitted tonight.

Weight Watchers Point Value = 6 points
I'm also submitting this to Maryann's Festa Italiana blogging event! She's hosting a delicious gathering of Italian dishes so be sure to check out her blog around March 9th for the tasty round up!

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18 comments

  1. Fake GingerFebruary 10, 2009 at 8:13 PM

    YUMMY! I tried a similar recipe awhile ago but it was from Rachael Ray and you know her recipes are always loaded with calories. I'll have to give this one a try.

    Was the cottage cheese obvious after being processed? I *HATE* cottage cheese but I guess I could sub ricotta or something. Hmm.

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  2. AngieFebruary 10, 2009 at 10:07 PM

    That looks awesome! I love florentine pasta!

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  3. PeabodyFebruary 11, 2009 at 1:34 AM

    Way to sneak in the spinach. I do that to my husband...but he picks it out...boo. :)

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  4. CarrieFebruary 11, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    This looks very yummy, we love pasta and are always looking for new recipes

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  5. That GirlFebruary 11, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    This looks fantastic! I'm still a holdout on the cottage cheese in Italian dishes thing, but a skim ricotta shouldn't be too much worse, right?

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  6. LisaFebruary 11, 2009 at 12:17 PM

    This looks great and I can't believe it's good for you!

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  7. MeganFebruary 11, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    Looks great - I love the crispy pieces of pasta on top!

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  8. Tangled NoodleFebruary 11, 2009 at 1:34 PM

    It looks like a very rich pasta dish but the ingredients say 'healthy'! Great recipe!

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  9. ErinFebruary 11, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    This looks so yummy and I love that it's not that unhealthy!

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  10. RachelFebruary 11, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    this looks great. Im always looking for a meatless, hearty meal to serve. Ill be bookmarking this one.

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  11. Kristina R.February 12, 2009 at 3:25 AM

    This looks so good. Can't wait to try it.

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  12. Kristen616February 12, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    That looks SO good! What a great recipe!

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  13. AmyFebruary 12, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    This looks so delicious! I love cheese, and I love pasta, so this will be a must for me to try!

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  14. LizFebruary 13, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    Your photos are making my mouth water! I wish my dad would get home so we can eat-- I am starving now :)

    PS I am visiting my parents, I don't live with them :)

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM

    This looks delicious! Thanks so much for joining us at the festa! :)

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  16. Proud Italian CookMarch 1, 2009 at 10:30 PM

    Not only does it look good, it's good for us too! Thanks so much for joining us!!

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  17. OhioMomMarch 3, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    Oh I am loving this dish .. bookmarked for a future supper.

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  18. Amanda CroweJune 19, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    Looks delicious and sure kids LOVE it!! I also like to make penne with spaghetti sauce and pepperoni.

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