Ingredients
- Salt
- 1 pound ziti
- 1 pound hot Italian turkey sausage, casing removed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 6 ounces pesto
- 15 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 (9-ounce) package washed spinach
- Butter, for baking dish
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella, plus more for topping
- 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan, plus more for topping
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add ziti and cook until al dente. Drain in a colander.
In a large skillet over medium heat, saute turkey sausage. Add onion and garlic and saute until the sausage is cooked through. Use your spoon to break up the sausage while it cooks. Add the can of diced tomatoes and pesto and let simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the ricotta cheese, spinach, Parmesan and mozzarella to a large bowl, and stir to combine.
Butter a 4-quart baking dish, add the cooked pasta, then sausage mixture and cheese mixture. Top with a sprinkling of mozzarella and Parmesan.
Bake until completely heated through and golden and crisp on top, about 20 minutes.
















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By candy T
Berrien Springs, MI
on April 22, 2013
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This dish was awesome. My family loved it. My dad is a chef and he loved it so much that he added it one day at his job. Great job Neelys!!! Keep up the good dishes. Will definitely be in my rotation.
By mlucas814_12909252
Pleasanton
on April 08, 2013
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We loved this. Definitely adding to the rotation.
By michelleacollin...
Rockwall, TX
on April 01, 2013
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My family LOVED this recipe! For the most part, I followed the recipe. After reading reviews, I added my chopped spinach to the sauce. We really didn't even notice the spinach was there. Next time, I will cut back on the cheese, we all thought it was way too much cheese..... And this is the only reason I gave it a 4 star instead of 5. I plan on making this dish for our Women's Church Retreat. :
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