Creamy Baked Boursin and Vegetable Pasta
Creamy Baked Boursin and Vegetable Pasta
Ingredients
For the Baked Vegetables and Boursin
- 5 ounces fresh spinach
- 1 1/2 pints cherry tomatoes, halved if large
- 8 ounces white button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 package Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese, 5.2 ounce, unwrapped
- 4 garlic cloves, whole, peeled
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the Pasta
- 12 ounces spaghetti, thin spaghetti or angel hair recommended
- 1 tablespoon salt, for pasta water
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch (or similar sized) baking dish.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 400
- 2
Arrange the fresh spinach evenly across the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with the cherry tomatoes and sliced white button mushrooms.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Place the unwrapped Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese round in the center of the vegetables. Scatter the whole, peeled garlic cloves around the cheese.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Drizzle the olive oil generously over all the ingredients in the dish. Season with dried Italian seasoning, freshly ground black pepper, and salt.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender, the spinach has wilted, and the Boursin cheese is melted and bubbly.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 400
- 6
While the vegetables and cheese are baking, cook the spaghetti according to package directions in a large pot of generously salted boiling water. Cook until al dente. Reserve about 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining.
⏱️ 10 min
- 7
Carefully remove the baking dish from the oven. Using a fork, mash the softened garlic cloves, tomatoes, mushrooms, and melted Boursin cheese directly in the dish, mixing everything together to create a creamy sauce.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Add the drained spaghetti to the baking dish with the creamy vegetable and cheese mixture. Toss thoroughly until all the pasta is well coated. If the sauce is too thick, add a splash of the reserved pasta water until desired consistency is reached.
⏱️ 3 min
- 9
Serve immediately and enjoy your creamy baked Boursin and vegetable pasta!
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Creamy Baked Boursin and Vegetable Pasta
Ingredients
For the Baked Vegetables and Boursin
- 5 ounces fresh spinach
- 1 1/2 pints cherry tomatoes, halved if large
- 8 ounces white button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 package Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese, 5.2 ounce, unwrapped
- 4 garlic cloves, whole, peeled
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the Pasta
- 12 ounces spaghetti, thin spaghetti or angel hair recommended
- 1 tablespoon salt, for pasta water
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch (or similar sized) baking dish.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 400 - 2
Arrange the fresh spinach evenly across the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with the cherry tomatoes and sliced white button mushrooms.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Place the unwrapped Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese round in the center of the vegetables. Scatter the whole, peeled garlic cloves around the cheese.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Drizzle the olive oil generously over all the ingredients in the dish. Season with dried Italian seasoning, freshly ground black pepper, and salt.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender, the spinach has wilted, and the Boursin cheese is melted and bubbly.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 400 - 6
While the vegetables and cheese are baking, cook the spaghetti according to package directions in a large pot of generously salted boiling water. Cook until al dente. Reserve about 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining.
⏱️ 10 min - 7
Carefully remove the baking dish from the oven. Using a fork, mash the softened garlic cloves, tomatoes, mushrooms, and melted Boursin cheese directly in the dish, mixing everything together to create a creamy sauce.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Add the drained spaghetti to the baking dish with the creamy vegetable and cheese mixture. Toss thoroughly until all the pasta is well coated. If the sauce is too thick, add a splash of the reserved pasta water until desired consistency is reached.
⏱️ 3 min - 9
Serve immediately and enjoy your creamy baked Boursin and vegetable pasta!