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Baked Ziti with Sausage
Dress up a delicious ziti recipe with Italian sausage and spinach to make it a more complete meal.
Course
Main Dish, Pasta Main Dish
Cuisine
Italian
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
0
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
Servings
8
servings
Calories
501
kcal
Author
Leigh Anne Wilkes
Ingredients
1
pound
sweet or hot Italian sausages
1/2
C
chopped onion
3
large garlic cloves
chopped
1 28-
ounce
can diced peeled tomatoes
1/4
C
pesto
10
ounces
ziti or penne pasta
about 3 cups, freshly cooked
4
cups
or hand fulls of baby spinach leaves
6
ounces
grated or cubed mozzarella cheese
1
Cup
grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Cook sausage, onion and garlic until sausage is cooked through
Add tomatoes with juices
Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes
Add pesto
Season sauce with salt and pepper
You can prepare up to this point a day ahead and refrigerate
Bring mixture back to simmer before continuing
Preheat oven to 375° F.
Lightly oil 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish.
Combine pasta, spinach, mozzarella and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese in large bowl.
Stir in warm hot tomato mixture.
Place in prepared baking dish
Sprinkle remaining 2/3 cup Parmesan cheese over
Bake until sauce bubbles and cheeses melt, about 30 minutes
Nutrition
Calories:
501
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
34
g
|
Protein:
24
g
|
Fat:
29
g
|
Saturated Fat:
11
g
|
Cholesterol:
71
mg
|
Sodium:
836
mg
|
Potassium:
550
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
4
g
|
Vitamin A:
1935
IU
|
Vitamin C:
16
mg
|
Calcium:
327
mg
|
Iron:
2.8
mg