Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage mild or hot
- 1 jar marinara sauce
- 1 lb pasta
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 bell pepper
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- Salt for seasoning water
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil
- Once boiling, generously season with salt and let it return to a boil
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet remove sausage from casings (I make a slit down the middle making it easier to remove)
- Cook sausage breaking it up with a spoon until it is fully cooked (about 6 minutes)
- Add pasta to the boiling water and cook 1 minute less than package instructions (al dente!)
- Roughly chop spinach and set aside. Dice bell pepper and add to sausage skillet, cooking for another 3 minutes
- Add jar of marinara sauce to skillet and stir
- Drain pasta and add to skillet with sauce. Stir in chopped spinach
- Top with shredded Parmesan cheese and serve!
- Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days
Notes
You can whip up this dish in the morning if you need dinner on the table ASAP (I would suggest cooking the noodles for a few minutes less than package instructions) and store the full pot in the fridge. Then reheat on the stove on low heat and serve!
Leftovers are delicious for lunch.