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bow tie pasta noodles with tomatoes, spinach, and sausage
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Italian Sausage Pasta Bake
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Keyword: pasta
Servings: 6
Ingredients
  • 12 oz. bow tie pasta
  • 1 pound ground Italian sausage browned
  • 1/2 cup onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 28 ounce can Italian style plum tomatoes drained
  • 1 1/2 cups whipping cream or heavy cream
  • 1 cup spinach leaves sliced into strips
Instructions
Assembly Instructions:

  1. Cook pasta according to the package directions in a large pot of boiling water. Drain the water from the pasta and set the pan aside to cool.

  2. Brown the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat. When the meat is cooked through, drain the fat from the pan and remove the pan from heat.
  3. Allow the sausage to cool slightly, then transfer it to a large freezer bag.
  4. Add the onion, garlic, tomatoes, cream, and spinach to the bag. Use your fingers to squish the ingredients inside the bag to break the tomatoes into smaller pieces and combine the sauce ingredients.
  5. Add the cooked pasta, then seal the bag and shake to combine.
  6. Open the corner of the bag to release the excess air. Reseal and freeze.
Cooking Instructions:

  1. Thaw.

  2. Transfer the thawed pasta to a greased casserole dish and cover the pan with foil.

  3. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes, until the sauce is bubbly.