Spinach & soft cheese pasta bake

• Penne / fusilli400g
• Frozen chopped spinach300g
• Soft cheese280g
• Passata500g
• Mozzarella ball125g
• Garlic (4 bulbs, approx 40 cloves)2

Plus salt and pepper. About £2.92 for the amounts used.

Method

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas 6).

2. 2

   Cook 400g pasta for 2 minutes less than the pack says, then drain.

3. 3

   Defrost 300g frozen spinach, squeeze out the water and mix with 280g soft cheese and 1 crushed garlic clove. Season.

4. 4

   Simmer 500g passata with 1 crushed garlic clove for 5 minutes. Mix the pasta with the spinach mixture and spread in a baking dish, then pour over the tomato sauce.

5. 5

   Top with 125g torn mozzarella and bake for 20 minutes until bubbling.