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Creamy Pasta Bake
Easy Creamy Pasta Bake recipe with a creamy white sauce that goes with anything! A comforting dish with loads of flavor options included!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
645 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 head garlic
- 8 ounces cream cheese , in a block
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper coarsely ground
- 16 ounces ziti pasta
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese , freshly shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Add oil to the baking dish.
- Slice the top off the head of garlic exposing a bit of each of the cloves.
- Place upside down in the baking dish into the oil.
- Add the cream cheese and coat in the oil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- While the garlic is cooking cook the pasta one minute shy of the ingredients on the box.
- Reserve 1 cup of pasta water and drain the remaining water from the pasta.
- When the garlic and cheese comes out of the oven squeeze the garlic out of the skins.
- Mash together with the cream cheese and add in the pasta and pasta water.
- Stir to combine, add in Parmesan cheese and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
645kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Cholesterol
50mg
(17%)
Sodium
779mg
(32%)
Potassium
255mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
639IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
259mg
(26%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 645
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 645kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 779mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 255mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 639IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 259mg | 26% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.