One-Pot Baked Ziti with Sausage and Spinach

Name: One-Pot Baked Ziti with Sausage and Spinach
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 8 ounces, sweet Italian sausage, casings removed; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 (28-ounce) can, tomato sauce; 1 (14.5-ounce), can diced tomatoes; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon, sugar; 1/8 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2 cups, water; 12 ounces (3 3/4 cups), ziti; 6 tablespoons, chopped fresh basil; 7 ounces (7 cups), baby spinach, chopped coarse; 6 ounces whole-milk, mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/4-inch pieces (1 1/2 cups); 2 ounces, Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup); 8 ounces (1 cup), whole-milk ricotta cheese

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2016

Main Courses

Europe

Italian

Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans

Baked ziti usually requires at least three pots and pans. Wouldn’t just one pot be better?

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1 hour plus 10 minutes cooling

One-Pot Baked Ziti with Sausage and Spinach

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We start this easy one-pot meal by browning sweet Italian sausage in a Dutch oven before adding canned tomato sauce and canned diced tomatoes. A few pantry staples—minced garlic, dried oregano, sugar, and fresh basil—add complexity and a li...

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