Preparation:
Preheat-oven to 375 - F degrees. Prepare pasta or noodles as directed on the package;
drain and rinse well. Place cooked noodles or pasta in a lightly buttered 3-quart
oven-proof baking pan. In a small skillet, cook sausage in about a tablespoon of
vegetable oil until brown. Drain excess grease on paper toweling and reserve cooked
sausage in a bowl. In a medium-sized mixing bowl. combine spinach, cream of mushroom
soup, garlic, tarragon, marjoram, salt, and pepper. Stir well to blend all ingredients, then
spread mixture evenly over noodles in the casserole dish. Evenly distribute cooked
and chopped sausage over the spinach mixture and sprinkle with chopped onion.
Blend the egg into the ricotta cheese and spoon out evenly over the top of the
sausage.Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden, then allow to cool slightly before
serving warm. Top with garnish of chopped tomato and fresh parsley. |
