Creamy Spinach Sausage Pasta Recipe

Creamy Spinach Sausage Pasta Recipe Creamy Spinach Sausage Pasta Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

So rich and creamy, this pasta dish is wonderfully cheesy and delicious! “And for time-saving convenience, I like to assemble it the night before, then bake it the next day!” Susie Sizemore - Collinsville, Virginia

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Creamy Spinach Sausage Pasta Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min.
  • Yield: 5 Servings
15 45 60

Ingredients

  • 3 cups uncooked rigatoni or large tube pasta
  • 1 pound bulk Johnsonville® Ground Sausage
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 package (10 ounces) frozen creamed spinach, thawed
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided

Directions

  • Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, spinach, cream cheese and 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Transfer to a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish.
  • Cover and bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-2/3 cups equals 662 calories, 37 g fat (20 g saturated fat), 112 mg cholesterol, 1,362 mg sodium, 50 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 33 g protein.

Originally published as Creamy Spinach Sausage Pasta in Simple & Delicious March/April 2009, p33

Tip

Storing Pasta

I store all my pastas in canning jars rather than the opened boxes. The pasta stays fresher, and the jars stack nicely, too, conserving pantry space. When I’m preparing my grocery list, I can see what I need at a glance. —Laurie S., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Full-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.

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Reviewed on May. 03, 2013 by sener

I am making this recipe for second time. It was a big hit at our house. I will absolutely be making this again and again! Thanks for the recipe.

Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2013 by sarah.remmereid

This was very good! I love the combo of sausage and spinach!

Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2013 by sener

I made this recipe today only change I made was Italian hot sausage. Everyone loved it! I will be making this quite often Thanks for the recipe.

Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2012 by OMArchitect

Easy dish to make for company - and everyone loves it!

Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2012 by Joscy

This dish looks delicious and satisfying. We like spinach, so that's an extra bonus. wrote recipe out by hand/taped to fridge ~~ look forward to making some time this week.

Reviewed on Aug. 05, 2012 by Wieners

I did not have the sausage on hand and used leftover hamburger instead. We liked it, but I think the sausage would have added a little zest to the over all taste. We live within 10 minutes of Johnsonville and I would heartily recommend any of their sausages. Very good!! I will be sure I have sausage when I make this recipe again.

Reviewed on May. 25, 2012 by mtapia

My top pasta recipe! Love it!

Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2012 by jenjones892

One of my all-time favorite recipes! So easy and doesn't require a ton of ingredients. It reheats well and is even better the next day.

Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2012 by Tabby04

This recipe is one of my husband's favorites

Reviewed on Feb. 08, 2012 by mamathechelle

I have made this several times for my family and they always love it!

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2011 by nrdetwiler

I made this along with lasagna for an Italian themed dinner party. It was super easy to make and very tasty.

Reviewed on Nov. 09, 2011 by Sherrieboudinot

EXCELLENT!

Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2011 by star99910

Loved it. The only change i made this time is I used regular not creamed spinach as the 8oz cream cheese was enough to cream the spinach and I left off the mozzarella on top. Will definitely make again, Thanks!

Reviewed on Jul. 22, 2011 by lindypat

Good recipe. I did double the sausage, tomatoes and a pkg. of chopped spinach to feed my size family. Having only one pkg of cream cheese was plenty, very creamy. Everyone enjoys this recipe, I have made it several times. I cooked this on the stovetop because it's so hot, I'm not turning on the oven! Worked fine! Thanks!

Reviewed on Jul. 06, 2011 by donnalander

I made this for my daughter's family; they loved it. My two little granddaughters loved it too. I used turkey sausage instead of pork sausage and low fat cream cheese to reduce the fat.

 
 

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