Pasta Wheels With Sausage And Tomatoes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb mild italian sausage
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can italian-style tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 2 tablespoons catsup
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 12 ounces rotelle pasta or 12 ounces other medium fancy pasta

Recipe

• 1 remove and discard sausage casings. slice sausages diagonally into ½-inch thick pieces. in a wide frying pan over medium-high heat, cook sausages until browned (about 5 minutes).
• 2 add onion and garlic and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes or until onion is limp.
• 3 add tomatoes and their liquid (break up tomatoes with a spoon). stir in oregano, thyme, pepper, parsley, and catsup.
• 4 simmer, uncovered, for about 15 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened and reduced to about 3 ½ cups add spinach during last few minutes of cooking.
• 5 meanwhile, following package directions, cook pasta in a large kettle of boiling water, drain. stir hot pasta into sauce and turn onto a platter.