Baked Ziti with Chicken and Spinach - The Flavor Dance

Ingredients

• 1 lb rigatoni, or another short pasta
• 1.5 cups tomato sauce for pasta (see recipe for marinara sauce)
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 cup parmesan, grated
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 0.5 lb boneless and skinless chicken breast, cut into small cubes
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper, to taste
• whole basil leaves, for garnish (optional)