Rigatoni with Spicy Sausage Tomato Sauce, Spinach, and Parmesan
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Pasta
Keyword: cooking, food, Pasta, recipe
Author: Barbara Schieving
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Ingredients
1tablespoonolive oil
1large onionchopped
3garlic cloveschopped
2lbsground chicken sausage
1 28-ouncecan diced tomatoes in juice
1 28-ouncecan crushed tomatoes with added puree
16ouncesrigatoni
2cupspacked fresh baby spinach
1tablespoondried basil
1teaspoondried oregano
½cupfreshly grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion; saute until translucent, about 4 minutes.
Add garlic; cook 1 minute.
Add sausage; cook until browned, breaking up with back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Drain drippings from pot.
Add diced tomatoes with juice, crushed tomatoes, basil and oregano; increase heat and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain.
Stir pasta and spinach into tomato sauce. Simmer until spinach wilts, stirring often, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.