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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By Christie Morrison ･ Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2016

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

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1 hour plus 10 minutes cooling

One-Pot Baked Ziti with Sausage and Spinach

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