Sunday, March 14, 2010

Veggie Pasta Bake with Italian Sausage

1 lb italian sausage (I use turkey(
1 lb box of Ziti
1 jar pasta sauce
1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes with basil
4 oz cream cheese
1 small onion diced
3 garlic cloves minced
1 red pepper diced
1 container of mushrooms chopped
1 bunch of asparagus tops
1 container fresh spinach
S&P
1 c shredded mozzerella cheese

Brown the sausage, onion and garlic with S&P. Boil the pasta for 8 minutes. Chop the pepper, mushrooms and asparagus tops. Put in a LARGE mixing bowl. Add the pasta sauce and diced tomatoes to a pot and heat thru. Then add cream cheese and sausage and onion mix. Heat until the cream cheese blends. Drain the pasta and rinse with cold water. Add the pasta to the bowl with veggies. Add spinach. Mix with your hands until combined. Add the pasta to 2 9X13 baking pans and top with the sauce and sausage mixture. Top with shredded cheese and bake for 30 min on 350.

** This makes a LARGE portion of pasta. You can cut in half and use half a box of pasta. **

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