Baked Pasta with Chicken Sausage
This recipe makes two pans of pasta. Serve one tonight, and keep the other in the freezer for up to three months. To freeze, prepare the dish through step 4; let cool completely before covering tightly with plastic wrap and placing in the freezer. If you freeze this dish, do not thaw before baking. Remove plastic wrap, and cover with foil. Cook until heated through, 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours. Remove foil, and continue with step 5.
Yield: 8 Ready in 45 minutes
Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Pasta
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| Coarse salt and ground pepper |
| 1 tablespoonOlive oil |
| 1 mediumred onion; chopped |
| 4 clovesgarlic; minced |
| 1/4 cupvodka; (optional) |
| 1 28-ounces canwhole tomatoes with juice; lightly crushed with hand |
| 1/2 teaspoonDried oregano |
| 1/2 cupHeavy cream |
| 1 poundrigatoni |
| 10 ouncesbaby spinach |
| 12 ouncessmoked chicken sausage; halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick |
| 6 ouncesfontina cheese; 4 ounces cut into 1/2-inch cubes and 2 ounces coarsely grated |
| 1/4 cupGrated Parmesan cheese |
Baked Pasta with Chicken Sausage Preparation
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic. Remove from heat; add vodka, if desired. Return to heat; cook until almost evaporated, 1 minute.
2. Stir in tomatoes and oregano; cook until tomatoes are falling apart, 10 to 15 minutes. Add cream; cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
3. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook pasta in the boiling water until al dente, according to package instructions. Add spinach, and cook just until wilted. Drain, and return contents to pot.
4. Add tomato sauce, sausage, and cubed fontina to pot; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Divide evenly between two shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dishes.
5. Top with grated fontina and Parmesan. Bake until browned and edges are crisp, 20 to 30 minutes.
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