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• Recipe Overview
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• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350°; bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil; add in macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes until al dente; drain and place in a large bowl. | 2. To blanch the spinach: bring 4 quarts salted water to a simmer over med-high heat; have ready a large bowl of ice water and a slotted spoon; add spinach to simmering water (in three or 4 batches) and submerge it. | 3. Let cook about 15 seconds, remove with the slotted spoon, and plunge into the ice water; let spinach cool completely, drain it, and squeeze out the excess water; if the leaves are large, chop them into bite-sized pieces; set aside. | 4. In a blender or food processor, puree the feta cheese with the milk, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper (blend in two batches, if needed); this will not be completely smooth; there will be very small chunks of cheese remaining. | 5. Stir the cheese mixture into the cooked macaroni; then add the minced rosemary and thyme, garlic, red pepper flakes, olives, cherry tomatoes, and blanched spinach. | 6. Transfer mixture to a 13x9 inch baking dish; sprinkle with parmesan cheese and the mixed herbs. | 7. Bake on the middle shelf 25-30 minutes until the pasta is heated through and the top is slightly browned. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
macaroni	1			-	-	-	-
spinach	1/2		washed stemmed	16.5	2.925	1.65	0.225
feta cheese	1 1/2	cups	crumbled	594.0	9.2025	31.9725	47.88
milk	2 1/2	cups		372.1	29.158	19.215	19.947
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
olive oil	2/3	cup		1272.96	0.0	0.0	144.0
kosher salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	2	teaspoons	ground	11.546	2.9417	0.4779	0.15
rosemary	3/4	teaspoon	minced	0.6877	0.1087	0.0174	0.0308
thyme	2	teaspoons	minced	1.6159999999999999	0.3912	0.08900000000000001	0.0269
garlic	1	tablespoon	chopped	12.665	2.8101	0.5406	0.0425
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black olive	1/2	cup	pitted chopped	-	-	-	-
cherry tomato	1/2	halved		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
herb	1/4	cup	mixed chopped	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.