Sausage Pasta Bake

1 lb Italian sausage

16 giant pasta shells

1 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 cup stewed tomatoes

2 cups pasta sauce

1 cup fresh baby spinach

1 cups ricotta cheese

1 tbsp fresh chopped basil or parsley

¼ cup parmesan cheese

½ cup shredded mozzarella

Cook shells according to package instructions; drain, set aside.  Remove sausage from casing, crumble and cook in large skillet until browned; add garlic, onion and spinach and cook 5 minutes.  Add stewed tomatoes and half of the pasta sauce, heat just to warm.

Pour remaining sauce in bottom of lightly greased casserole dish. Combine ricotta, parmesan and basil and mix well.  Stuff shells with cheese mixture and place in casserole; spoon sausage mixture over top. 

Bake at 350º for 30 minutes; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese last five minutes.  Let stand ten minutes before serving.

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