Veggie Lovers Baked Ziti - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    3 medium yellow squash or 3 medium zucchini
    1 1/2 cups mushrooms, sliced (optional)
    1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
    1 (10 ounce) package frozen broccoli, thawed (optional)
    1 (26 ounce) can spaghetti sauce (I use Hunt's Chunky Vegetable)
    1 (16 ounce) jar alfredo sauce (or make your own- 2 cups)
    12 ounces ziti pasta or 12 ounces penne, cooked and kept warm
    3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
    1/2 lb ground beef, browned (optional)
    nonstick cooking spray
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 425.
    Heat oil on Med-hi in skillet.
    Add squash (and optional mushrooms) and season with salt and pepper.
    Cook until squash starts to brown.
    Add spinach (and optional broccoli); cook until water evaporates.
    Blend the sauces into the veggies.
    Heat through.
    Toss with pasta, optional ground beef, and half of the cheese.
    Coat a 13x9 pan with spray.
    fill dish and top with leftover cheese.
    Bake 10 min or until cheese melts.

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