Creamy Spinach Artichoke Pasta Bake

Your favorite spinach artichoke dip tossed with pasta for a comforting meal. Creamy rigatoni pasta with garlic, red pepper flakes, and three cheeses! An easy weeknight dinner or make ahead meal.

Spinach artichoke dip is one of my favorite appetizers! I wanted to find a way to incorporate it into an everyday meal and of course...pasta is always a good idea!

Why You'll Love this Recipe

• It's an easy weeknight meal!
• It's cheesy and creamy. Cream cheese, sour cream, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese!
• It's vegetarian. Great for meatless Mondays or if you're looking to reduce meat consumption.

Ingredients

Ingredient Substitutions

I haven't tried any of these substitutions but here are some ideas. If you try any of these, let me know how it turned out!

• Rigatoni pasta- any pasta shape works, fettuccini, penne, ziti, farfalle, or even tortellini.
• Garlic- You can substitute fresh garlic with ½ teaspoon of garlic powder.
• Cheeses- I used mozzarella, parmesan and cream cheese. Cheddar, provolone, pecorino romano, or ricotta cheese could be substituted.
• Fresh spinach- frozen works as well. Just make sure to thaw and squeeze it dry.
• Sour cream- mayonnaise or plain yogurt.

Easy Spinach Artichoke Pasta Instructions

1. Cook the pasta until al dente and reserve 1 cup of pasta water. The starchy pasta water will help thicken the sauce.
2. In a large pot on medium heat, melt butter and sauté garlic until fragrant.

3. Whisk in cream cheese and 1 cup of pasta water until the cream cheese melts.
4. Mix in the sour cream, parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes.

5. Toss in the pasta, spinach, and half of the artichokes. Mix just until the spinach is wilted and season with salt and pepper.
6. Transfer the pasta to a casserole dish and top with mozzarella cheese and remaining artichokes. Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.

Tasty Tips

• Use your favorite pasta shape. I used rigatoni but penne, farfalle, shells, or linguine all work. The world is your oyster!
• Let the cream cheese soften at room temperature for 1 hour or microwave for a 30 seconds if you're in a pinch. This will make it easier to whisk the sauce.
• Top the pasta with more artichokes so you can get some in every bite!
• Make this a one pot dish! Cook the pasta in a large oven safe pot then make the cheesy sauce in the same pot and toss with the spinach and artichokes. I used a cast iron braising pan. Less dishes to wash are always a win in my book!

FAQs

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