Saucy Bow Tie Pasta Casserole

By jeaklor

Ingredients

• 3 cups dried bow tie, penne, or ziti pasta (8 ounces)
• 1 onion, cut into thin wedges,
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1 24- to 26-ounce jar tomato pasta sauce
• 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
• 1 1/2 cups cubed lean cooked ham
• 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups mozzarella or Muenster cheese

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350, In a large pot, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; rinse pasta with cold water. Drain again.
2. In the same pot, cook onions and garlic in hot butter for 8 to 10 minutes or until onions are tender. Stirring occasionally. Stir in the cooked pasta, pasta sauce, tomato sauce, spinach, ham, tomatoes, and the Parmesan cheese. Spoon mixture into a baking dish. Cover dish with foil.
3. Bake for 30 minutes or until heated through.
4. Increase oven temperature to 400 Top pasta with mozzarella cheese. Bake. uncovered. about 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 minutes.