Looking for a delicious and easy dinner recipe? Try this Cream Cheese Baked Pasta!
Perfect for busy weeknights, this simple pasta dish combines cream cheese, pasta, and juicy cherry tomatoes to make a comforting meal that everyone will love. This recipe is a lifesaver for quick and effortless cooking, with minimal prep needed and simple ingredients. It’s an ideal weeknight dinner idea that will quickly become a family favourite!
Ingredients needed:
- cherry tomatoes
- brown onion diced
- olive oil
- minced garlic
- mixed dried herbs
- cream cheese
- salt/pepper
- baby spinach
- pasta of choice
- fresh basil to serve
How to make Cream Cheese Baked Pasta
- Preheat oven to 180°c.
- In a large baking dish add the cherry tomatoes, onion, garlic, seasonings and olive oil. Give it a mix and place the cream cheese in the centre.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until the cream cheese is golden.
- Cook pasta of choice
- Once cooked squish down the tomatoes and mix all together. Add the baby spinach and mix until wilted.
- Finally add in the pasta and mix.
- Serve with fresh basil and enjoy!
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Cream Cheese Baked Pasta
Perfect for busy weeknights, this simple cream cheese baked pasta is a delicous comforting meal that everyone will love!
Ingredients
- 2 punnets of cherry tomatoes
- 1 small brown onion diced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp mixed dried herbs
- 225 g cream cheese
- Salt/pepper
- 1 large handful of baby spinach
- 225 g Pasta of choice
- Fresh basil to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°c.
- In a large baking dish add the cherry tomatoes, onion, garlic, seasonings and olive oil. Give it a mix and place the cream cheese in the centre.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until the cream cheese is golden.
- Cook pasta of choice
- Once cooked squish down the tomatoes and mix all together. Add the baby spinach and mix until wilted.
- Finally add in the pasta and mix.
- Serve with fresh basil and enjoy!
Notes
To make this more of a balanced meal I love to serve it with chicken!
