Autumn Baked Ziti with Squash - Recipes | Pampered Chef US Site

Ingredients

• 4 cups (1 L) uncooked ziti pasta
• 1 box (12 oz or 400 g) frozen cooked winter squash, thawed
• ¼ cup (50 mL) tomato paste
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) flour
• 1 tsp (5 mL) Italian Seasoning Mix
• 2-3 cloves garlic
• ½ tsp (2 mL) salt
• ¼ tsp (1 mL) black pepper
• 1/8-¼ tsp (0.5-1 mL) cayenne pepper
• 1¾ cups (425 mL) chicken broth
• 1 pkg (12 oz or 300 g) cooked Italian chicken sausage, cut into ¼” (6 mm) slices
• 1 bag (5 oz) baby spinach (about 5 cups/150 g loosely packed)
• 2 oz (60 g) mozzarella cheese
• 1 oz (30 g) fresh Parmesan cheese, plus additional for garnish
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh thyme leaves or chopped Italian parsley