Cheesy Baked Cavatappi
Course: DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: EasyServings
6
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
30
minutesIngredients
1 lb cavatappi
1 package Beyond Meat sausage
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
28 oz tin petite diced tomatoes
9 oz frozen spinach
1 cup ricotta
1 tbsp sea salt
1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes
1 cup mozzarella
Method
- Boil water and cook pasta for 10 minutes
- In a separate pan, sauté sausage in a little olive oil
- Add onion to pan and cook for a few minutes
- Add garlic to pan and cook for a minute, until fragrant
- Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking water. Put tinned tomatoes in pasta pot and cook over medium-high heat until most of the water evaporates.
- Remove tomatoes from heat and stir in ricotta. Add sausage/onion/garlic mixture
- Squeeze water from thawed frozen spinach and mix spinach into sauce.
- Stir in 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Add pasta cooking water as needed to make a thick sauce.
- Add noodles and gently stir to combine.
- Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and broil until cheese is browned and bubbling.