This spicy tahini baked penne with broccoli & spinach will quickly become your new favorite easy, prep-ahead weeknight dinner. It’s creamy and smooth, with a hint of spice from my spicy tahini sauce.

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🗒 How to Make Baked Tahini Pasta

Plain pasta, broccoli and spinach in a large mixing bowl next to a small container of whitish green sauce.
  • First, make your pasta sauce by adding all your sauce ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth. Add more vegetable broth as needed. You are looking for the consistency of a smooth marinara sauce.
Plain pasta, broccoli, spinach, and mozzarella in a large mixing bowl next to a small container of whitish green sauce.
  • Next, add your undercooked pasta, broccoli, spinach, ⅔ of the mozzarella, spicy tahini sauce, salt, & pepper.
A hand pouring light green dressing over a large mixing bowl filled with pasta, broccoli, and mozzarella.
  • Pour the dressing over all the ingredients.
A hand with a wooden spoon mixing large bowl filled with pasta, spinach, broccoli, and mozzarella.
  • Use a wooden spoon to mix all the ingredients and the sauce thoroughly.
Two hands holding a large glass baking dish filled with pasta, broccoli, spinach, pieces of mozzarella, and a packet of dishwasher tabs next to it.
  • Transfer to a 13×9 glass baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
A hand with a spoon dipped into a large glass baking dish filled with with pasta, broccoli, spinach, and melted mozzarella.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted.

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Author: Candice Walker

Spicy Tahini Baked Penne

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This spicy tahini baked penne with broccoli & spinach will quickly become your new favorite easy, prep-ahead weeknight dinner. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Estimated Clean-Up5 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean
Servings: 4
Calories: 1089kcal

Ingredients

Spicy Tahini Sauce

  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • ½-1 cup vegetable broth
  • 1 jalapeno pepper
  • 6 cloves garlic peeled
  • 1 lemon juiced

Pasta

  • 1 head broccoli separated into florets
  • 8 oz. spinach
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 lb. pasta
  • 8 oz. mozzarella shredded
  • 15 oz. ricotta cheese
  • ½ cup grated parmesan

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350F and bring a pot of water to boil for your pasta.
  • In a blender, add your tahini, ½ cup of vegetable broth, half your jalapeno pepper, the 6 peeled garlic cloves, and lemon juice. Blend until smooth. Add more vegetable broth as needed. You are looking for the consistency of a smooth marinara sauce. Add the rest of the jalapeno pepper if you want it to be spicier.
  • Cook your pasta 3 minutes less than suggested on the box. Drain and set aside.
  • Mix your pasta, broccoli, spinach, ⅔ of the mozzarella, ricotta, spicy tahini sauce, salt, & pepper. Toss well to coat.
  • Transfer to a 13×9 glass baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted.

Nutrition

Calories: 1089kcal | Carbohydrates: 112g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 1012mg | Potassium: 1412mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 7350IU | Vitamin C: 172.7mg | Calcium: 854mg | Iron: 6.4mg
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