Name: Cheesy Florentine Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb penne pasta; 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 tbsp flour; 2 cups whole milk; ½ tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp coarse ground black pepper; 1 cup Mozzarella cheese; ½ cup parmesan cheese; 4 cups fresh baby spinach; ¼ cup roasted peppers

Cheesy Florentine Pasta Recipe

Tracy Henderson Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Cheesy Florentine Pasta

Pastas are the ultimate lazy meal. This florentine pasta doesn’t skimp on the flavors though. It has two kinds of cheeses and spinach for added nutrition.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lbpenne pasta
3tbspunsalted butter
3tbspflour
2cupswhole milk
½tspkosher salt
¼tspcoarse ground black pepper
1cupmozzarella cheese
½cupparmesan cheese
4cupsfresh baby spinach
¼cuproasted peppers,sliced

Instructions

Cook the pasta one minute shy of the directions listed on the box and drain (do not rinse).
Add the butter to the pot used for the pasta (make sure to have at least rinsed it out well).
Once melted, add in the flour and whisk well, cooking for about 1 minute.
Add in the milk slowly while whisking until smooth.
Add in the salt, pepper, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and whisk well.
Add the pasta back in and toss well.
Add in the spinach and bell peppers and toss a bit more before serving.