BAKED PENNE WITH SAUSAGE AND SPINACH (OVEN OR CROCK-POT)
This baked pasta recipe is great for a potluck, or to take to someone who is in need of a home-cooked "comfort" meal. It's very flavorful, simple to prepare, and inexpensive to make. You can bake it in the oven or make it in the crockpot (instructions included). I particularly like the blend of fresh and zesty ingredients (spinach, fresh mozarella, pesto and hot sausage). For a fantastic meal, serve it with my Recipe #291227, #291227.
Provided by CookinDiva
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375. Grease a deep lasagna pan (or two 9x9 pans). Crockpot instructions are at the bottom.
- SAUCE: In a large deep saucepan, heat oil. Add onion and saute slowly until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add sausage to pan; continue to saute and break up sausage into bite size pieces. When sausage is just about done, add garlic for a minute or two. Finally, pour red wine into pan and bring wine to a boil to evaporate alcohol and eliminate most of the liquid.
- Add tomatoes to other ingredients. Pour about 1/2 cup water into the tomato can to clean out the can - add this water to the pot. Add pesto. While this simmers about 10 minutes, cook the pasta.
- PASTA: Bring plenty of salted water to boil for pasta (lots of water will prevent sticky pasta). Cook according to package directions; drain.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss hot cooked pasta, chopped fresh spinach and tomato/sausage sauce. DO NOT ADD CHEESE YET. Continue combining hot ingredients until spinach wilts slightly, THEN add cubed mozzarella and 1/2 CUP of the Parmesan cheese. Toss quickly and pour into your prepared baking dish (if you work with the cheese too long, it will become a stringy mess!).
- Sprinkle final 1/2 CUP Parmesan on top.
- Bake 375 for 30 minutes, uncovered, until hot and bubbly.
- CROCKPOT VERSION FOR A CROWD: Double recipe. Make sure pasta is a bit undercooked (slightly firm). Pour into crockpot; add 1 cup hot water around the edges. Cook on HIGH 3 hours.
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Shahin Bappi
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a quick and easy weeknight meal.
Md Najmul hosun
[email protected]I made this dish for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it.
Syed Abbas Ali Shah
[email protected]This dish was a little too spicy for me, but my husband loved it.
haseeb afzal
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of spinach, but I loved this dish. The sausage and cheese flavors were really strong.
Young Stoney
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a hit. It's a great way to use up leftover sausage.
Baby Banny
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a quick and easy weeknight meal.
Ashuim Majumder
[email protected]I'm not a great cook, but this dish was so easy to make. It turned out great and my family loved it.
md ikbal rana rana
[email protected]I made this dish for a potluck and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it.
Usha Bhattrai
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and my dish turned out perfectly. It was so delicious and my family loved it.
Md Rohoul
[email protected]This dish was a little bland for my taste. I think it would have been better with more spices.
David Downes
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of spinach, but this dish was still really good. The sausage and cheese flavors were really strong.
UBCOM
[email protected]This is my new favorite pasta dish! It's so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser.
Analeigh O'Sullivan
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was delicious! I used a different type of sausage, but it still turned out great.
Rustum Ali
[email protected]This baked penne with sausage and spinach was a huge hit with my family! The flavors were amazing and the dish was so easy to make.