Easy Baked Ziti with Sausage and Spinach

Easy to make baked ziti recipe that is loaded with tender ziti noodles, semi-homemade sauce, sausage and spinach for the perfect healthy baked ziti.

We love this easy baked ziti recipe, it is one of our favorite weeknight pasta dinners! It is also great for potlucks and large family dinners!

Easy Baked Ziti with Sausage and Spinach

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Yield

Time

30 minutes

8 servings

Ingredients

– 1 pound ziti pasta – 1 Tablespoon olive oil – 1 pound package fresh sausage – 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated – 1 15 ounces tomato sauce – 1 15 ounces can diced tomatoes – 1 6 ounce can tomato paste – 3 Tablespoon Italian seasoning – 2 teaspoon salt – 1 teaspoon sugar – 1 cup frozen chopped spinach – 1 cup cottage cheese – 1 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for 7 minutes and drain. While the pasta is cooking, start making the sauce. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and add the sausage and cook all the way through. Remove the sausage from the skillet and slice the sausage, set it aside.

Add the garlic to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Next add in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and tomatoes paste and simmer for 2-3 minutes.Add the Italian seasoning, salt, sugar, spinach, and cottage cheese to simmer for a few minutes.

Mix the cooked pasta with the sausage, spinach and sauce.

Coat a 9″x13″ pan with cooking spray and pour the pasta mixture in. Sprinkle the cheese on the top of the pasta. Place in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until the cheese is golden brown.

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