Baked Noodles With Sausage, Tomatoes, And Spinach

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 28 ounces diced tomatoes
• 3 cups water
• 12 ounces pasta (ziti, penne, farafelle or other)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
• 4 links mild italian sausage
• 8 ounces frozen spinach, thawed

Recipe

• 1 take sausage out of its casing and brown in a skillet over medium high heat. take out of pan and set aside.
• 2 add olive oil to the same skillet in which you browned the crumbled sausage. add garlic, red pepper flakes and the pasta. stir over medium-high heat till combined. add tomatoes and water and bring to a boil. cook for 15 to 18 minutes, stirring every few minutes. preheat oven to 475 degrees.
• 3 then add the spinach and cook till soft. add cream, cheeses and sausage back to pan. transfer all back into a casserole dish and cover with some more grated mozzarella. put into the 475 degree oven for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is all bubbly and toasty. enjoy!