Sausage and Spinach Pasta Bake

If you have been following my blog you know my family loves sausage.. Neese's sausage! This recipe was in Southern Living several years ago. It was originally Chicken 'n' Spinach but i noticed at the very bottom it had a substitution of sausage for chicken. I made it with sausage the first time and have ever since. I am sure it is tasty with chicken but i have never tried it. I have so many recipes for shredded cooked chicken that it is nice to have one for sausage.

Sausage and Spinach Pasta Bake

8 oz rigatoni

1 cup finely chopped onion

1 (10oz) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

1 pound sausage

1 14.5 oz can Italian - style diced tomatoes

1 8oz container chive and onion cream cheese

1/2 tsp pepper

6oz shredded mozzarella cheese

Prepare pasta according to package directions

Brown sausage, add onions near the end of cooking. Drain.

Stir rigatoni, spinach, sausage, and next 3 ingredients in large bowl.

Spoon mixture into baking dish and sprinkle evenly with cheese.

Bake covered at 375 for 30 minutes; uncover and bake 15 more minutes or until bubbly.

Here is the original recipe with chicken: Southern Living