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Recipe: Three Cheese Pasta Bake
I’ve been selfish.
I’ve been sitting on this three cheese pasta bake recipe for over a month now, and I was just too lazy to write it up. How rude right?
This pasta dish is perfect for the fall weather we’ve been having. It is creamy and rich but not overwhelmingly so, and the addition of zucchini bulks it up a bit. I made this with the intention for us to eat it for a few days, but we finished the whole dish in, um, 2 days. Mascarpone cheese might seem unconventional in a pasta dish, but it really adds beautiful texture and richness without weighing the dish down. I hope you enjoy it!
Three Cheese Pasta Bake
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
1 large zucchini
1 lb ziti
3/4 32 oz can crushed San Marzano tomatoes (about 25 oz)
1/2 container mascarpone cheese (about 4 oz)
1 large mozzarella ball
handful baby spinach
1/4 cup grated parmigiano reggiano
1/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cook pasta according to al dente instructions on the box. Meanwhile, cut the zucchini into 1/2 inch rounds. Add the zucchini and a bit of water to a pan over medium heat and cover, cooking for about 5 minutes until slightly tender. Heat up the crushed tomatoes in a 13 x 9 casserole dish in the microwave for 20 seconds. Add the mascarpone cheese and stir together. Add a touch of salt and pepper to the mixture. The heat of the tomatoes should melt the mascarpone. Cut the mozzarella ball into small pieces. When the pasta is done (don’t forget to follow al dente instructions), mix with the mascarpone tomato mixture in the casserole dish. Add the zucchini and mozzarella and mix again. Top with the parmigiano reggiano and bread crumbs and bake for 10 minutes. Then turn the oven to broil and broil for 3 minutes until the parmigiano reggiano and bread crumbs are toasted and bubbly. Enjoy!
PS- On Babycenter today I talk about push presents. What do you think, are they thoughtful or excessive?
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Yummmmmm! I must try this recipe ASAP!
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yes please…and the best part is that i have everything on hand!
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this looks delicious. I love cheesy pasta…and I especially love the use of mascarpone in this dish! yum.
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This looks awesome!
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Found your blog through Meals and Miles and her recap of the HLS. I’ve loved everything you’ve posted this week, and I looked through some of your preggers recaps.
This recipe looks amazing, so I’m printing it out to make it sometime soon
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looks delicious, i can’t get enough pasta and pizza lately:)
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This looks amazing! I bet the mascarpone cheese makes it!!! I got a push present and had requested that I not get one…I think theyre excessive!
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Yummy recipe! Anything with pasta! So that video you posted to announce your pregnancy was very clever! Just watched!
By the way, the links to the Baby center do not work. FYI. Thanks!
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I love that you added mascarpone! What a great addition to change things up.
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not the best blog to visit when you’re hungry in the afternoon with nothing to eat at your office : (
(looks delish)
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The best push present for me would be flowers and a promise to change lots of diapers
This recipe looks SO GOOD. Thanks for sharing!
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Just put this oven to take to my husband at the office for lunch. Looks amazing!! Added some italian sausage since he doesn’t consider it a meal without meat
Thanks for the recipe!
Ginny
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This looks delicious!
I am all for ‘push presents’ – I think they are a cool way to be able to remember one of the most special days of your life! I am 33 weeks preggo today and just sent my hubby a couple idea links
I don’t think they need to be HUGE or EXTRAVAGANT but I wouldn’t mind having something to celebrate the birth of my daughter you know? 
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I can’t wait to make this, it looks so delicious!
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I made this tonight and me and the BF really enjoyed it
You don’t mention when to add the spinach in the recipe…I added it with the pasta and it seemed to work ok…was that the right thing to do? Happy labor vibes to you 
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