This is one of my favorite pasta dishes to make at home!
Recipe Card
Easy Vegetarian Baked Pasta
Ingredients
Instructions
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Set your stovetop to medium heat.
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Using a large deep skillet, add olive oil then the garlic.
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Allow garlic to cook for 30 seconds before adding the fresh spinach.
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Add the spinach and mix with the olive oil and garlic and cook until the spinach is no longer raw.
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Add the marinara sauce and stir, mixing it with the spinach and garlic.
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Add the basil.
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Add 1-2 tbsp of Italian seasoning and salt/pepper to taste.
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Continue to cook on medium low heat for about 15-20 minutes.
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Cook pasta per package instructions.
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
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Drain pasta.
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Take a deep 9” x 13 “ glass baking dish and transfer half the pasta to the dish.
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Add marinara sauce on top of your pasta and mix it with the pasta.
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Add mozzarella on top of your pasta.
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Add the remaining pasta to your baking dish and pour the remaining marinara sauce on top of it.
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Add the mozzarella. Be sure to cover all of the pasta.
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Add the fresh grated aged Parmesan cheese on top of the mozzarella covering all of the pasta.
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Place the pasta in the oven and cook until cheese is melted and bubbly all through the pasta about 15-20 minutes.
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Remove from the oven sooner if needed.
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Allow the pasta to sit about 5 minutes.
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Serve.