Lean Cheesy Chicken Sausage Ziti

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 lb chicken sausage
• 24 ounces tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 6 cups fresh spinach, chopped
• 4 cups fat-free ricotta cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 16 ounces whole wheat rigatoni
• 1 cup kraft 2% milk shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f
• 2 spray a medium-sized nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
• 3 sauté onion for 2 minutes.
• 4 remove sausage from casing, chop into small pieces and cook an additional 5 to 7 minutes or until done.
• 5 add tomato sauce, all seasonings and simmer 2 minutes.
• 6 remove pan from heat.
• 7 in a bowl, combine spinach, ricotta, and nutmeg.
• 8 bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
• 9 cook pasta according to package directions until al dente.
• 10 coat a 9" x 13" baking pan with cooking spray.
• 11 place a layer of pastra on the bottom of the pan.
• 12 spread a layer of ricotta mixture, then meat mixture, then a sprinkle mozzarella.
• 13 repeat layers, ending with mozzarella.
• 14 bake 20 to 25 minutes or until cheese bubbles.