Baked Chicken Sausage and Spinach Pasta

I love one pot meals. They are so simple and quick to make- I try to come up with them as much as possible. What is better than a one pot meal, you ask? Well, it would be the one for which I have all the ingredients at home- no need to go to the grocery store. I realize most people hate going to the market- I am not sure why.. I love going to the grocery store. I am at a food store, literally everyday. I love coming up with what to make in the morning and then I go shopping for all the ingredients. I sometimes get embarrassed about being seen at the store by the employees. They all recognize me and sometimes ask me (in a very nice way) why I am here every day??

Anyway, as I was saying, this dish was very easy to make. I always have chicken sausage and chopped spinach in the freezer. I also make a batch of tomato sauce every week or so- it is great to have around, especially when packing lunch for my daughter. I put all the ingredients together and baked it in the oven. It was a quick, delicious, one pot meal…

• 4 links chicken sausage (spinach and fontina), cut into ½ inch slices
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup frozen chopped spinach
• 1 cup fresh tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/3 cup fontina cheese, cut into small pieces
• ½ pound penne, cooked al dente

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Heat a large frying pan with olive oil. Add the sausage slices and sauté on medium high heat until golden brown- about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and mix well. Add the salt and the cooked pasta. Mix well and add to an ovenproof dish. Add the mozzarella and fontina. Mix well, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes in a 400 degrees oven.