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Baked Spinach With Sausage Tomatoes And Penne

I have made this dish omitted the sausage completely and it was still very good --- you can sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese instead of the parmesan cheese the last 10 minutes of baking, just return to oven uncovered. To save time the sauce mixture can be prepared up to a day ahead.

Steps

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add in the sausage meat , onions and garlic with the dryed red pepper flakes saute for about 10-12 minutes breaking up the meat with a fork.
Add in the tomatoes with juice and the canned mushrooms.
Simmer about 20 minutes , stirring occasionally.
Add in the prepared pesto.
Stir to combine , season with salt and pepper.
Set oven to 375 degrees.
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
In a large bowl combine the cooked pasta , spinach , mozzeralla and 3 / 4 cup grated parmesan cheese.
Add in the hot prepared tomato / sausage mixture.
Mix to combine.
Transfer to prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle with about 1 / 2 cup grated parmesan cheese.
Cover with foil and bake about 30 minutes.

Ingredients

hot italian sausages, onion, garlic, dried red pepper flakes, olive oil, diced tomatoes, sliced mushrooms, pesto sauce, penne pasta, frozen chopped spinach, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese