BAKED ROTINI WITH SAUSAGE AND SPINACH

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Cook up a batch of savory Baked Rotini with Sausage and Spinach for your dinner entrée tonight with the family. We'll be surprised if you have any leftovers of this Baked Rotini with Sausage and Spinach, but you can freeze them to enjoy later.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 1h10m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 lb. rotini pasta, uncooked
1 lb. Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
1 onion, chopped
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained and squeezed dry
1/2 tsp. garlic powder, divided
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. lemon zest
1/2 tsp. each dried oregano leaves and garlic powder
1 jar (15 oz.) Alfredo sauce
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 cup KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese
1/4 cup Italian-seasoned panko bread crumbs
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 cups marinara sauce

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
Meanwhile, crumble sausage into large nonstick skillet. Add onions; cook on medium heat 7 to 8 min. or until sausage is done, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in spinach.
Drain pasta. Whisk eggs, milk, lemon zest and dry seasonings in large bowl until blended. Add Alfredo sauce, mozzarella and shredded Parmesan; mix well. Add pasta and sausage mixture; mix lightly.
Combine bread crumbs and grated Parmesan. Spray 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; coat with bread crumb mixture, making sure bottom of pan is well coated with crumb mixture. Spoon pasta mixture into pan; press gently with back of spoon to pack pasta mixture into pan. Cover.
Bake 35 to 40 min. or until heated through. Remove pan from oven; remove foil. Let pasta mixture stand in pan 10 min. Meanwhile, heat marinara sauce.
Use rubber scraper to gently release pasta mixture from sides of pan; invert pan onto platter. Gently remove pan. Cut pasta ring into wedges. Serve with marinara sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 550, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 115 mg, Sodium 1370 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 32 g