The Creamy Pasta Bake, and its many variations, have conquered the internet with its incredible taste, convenience, and rustic simplicity. This take on it uses cream cheese as the base of its homemade bright, sweet, and tangy sauce, upping the creaminess and the smoothness. It balances the intense richness of the sundried tomatoes and the aromatic garlic. Once the sauce coats your favorite tender pasta, the Creamy Pasta Bake guarantees to amaze. Get ready to up the home-cooking game!
Ingredients
- 20 ounces cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 small white onion, minced
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces pasta, of your choice, cooked
- 2 cups fresh spinach, gently torn
- basil, optional, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 –Pour the cherry tomatoes, onions, sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper into an oven-safe casserole dish, stirring to combine.
Step 3 –Place the cream cheese in the center.
Step 4 –Bake, uncovered, until the cheese looks golden and appears to be about to fall apart.
Step 5 –In the last 10 minutes of cooking, add the spinach.
Step 6 –Transfer the casserole dish from the oven.
Step 7 –Smash the tomatoes with a spoon and stir the cream cheese into the tomatoes and spinach until it creates a sauce.
Step 8 –Stir in the cooked pasta.
Step 9 –Serve immediately, garnished with the basil.
