Dinner

Sarah's Spinach Macaroni is for Dinner.

Sarah's Spinach Macaroni takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Sarah's Spinach Macaroni takes 20 minutes to cook.

Sarah's Spinach Macaroni makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Sarah's Spinach Macaroni are:

375g (12oz) whole wheat pasta such as elbows, fusilli or cavatappi
1 tbsp. butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp. paprika
Salt & Pepper
1/2 cup of red onion, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 cup fresh italian parsley
2 cups 1% milk, heated
1/2 cup 1% cold milk
2 tbsp. all-purpose unbleached flour
6 cups of fresh baby spinach or 3/4 of a frozen package of chopped spinach
1/2 cup freshly grated low fat Parmesan cheese, divided
1 cup fresh whole wheat bread crumbs (3 slices of toast)

Here is how you make Sarah's Spinach Macaroni:

1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions until almost tender. Drain.2. Return pot to medium heat and melt butter. Add garlic, paprika, 3/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper amd saute for 1 min. Add onions and parsley and lightly saute together.3.Gradually whisk in hot milk. Whisk flour into cold milk and whisk into pot. Cook, stirring constantly for about 5 min. or until bubbling and thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in pasta, spinach and red pepper and half of the Parmedan cheese until spinach is wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.4. Meanwhile, preheat thebroiler. Spray an 8-10 cup shallow casserole or baking dish with reduced fat cooking spray. If using toast, put toast into a food processor or grinder and grind until fine.5. Spoon pasta into prepared dish and sprinkle with bread crumbs and remaining Parmesan cheese. Broil for 1-2 min. or until topping is golden.If you use a food processor, you can chop onions, parsley, and red peppers more easily and quickly.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SASHA5515.

The nutritional information for Sarah's Spinach Macaroni is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 401.4

• Total Fat: 7.2 g
• Cholesterol: 14.8 mg
• Sodium: 513.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 66.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.5 g
• Protein: 18.0 g