Baked Ziti with Spinach and Sausage

Ingredients:
1 pound sweet or hot Italian sausages
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 large garlic cloves, chopped
1 28-ounce can diced peeled tomatoes
1/4 cup pesto
10 ounces ziti or penne pasta (about 3 cups), freshly cooked
4 cups or handfuls of baby spinach leaves
6 ounces grated or cube mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Cook sausage, onion, and garlic until sausage is cooked through. 
Add tomatoes with juices.
Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
Add pesto.
Season sauce with salt and pepper.
**You can prepare up to this point a day ahead and refrigerate**

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Lightly oil 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish.
Combine pasta, spinach, mozzarella, and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese in large bowl.
Stir in warm hot tomato mixture.
Place in prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle remaining 2/3 cup Parmesan cheese over top.
Bake until sauce bubbles and cheeses melt, about 30 minutes.

-Inspired by Epicurious, from www.yourhomebasedmom.com