Baked Ziti With Vegetables And Mushrooms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup onion (chopped)
1 cup green bell pepper (chopped)
1 cup red bell pepper (chopped)
1 1/2 1 1/2 cups cremini mushrooms (chopped) or 1 1/2 cups button mushrooms (chopped)
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained and chopped
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
7 cups spinach (about 1/2 pound)
2 1/4 cups ziti pasta
cooking spray
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell peppers, and saute 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; saute 2 minutes. Stir in basil, salt, black pepper, tomatoes, and tomato sauce, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until slightly thick. Stir in spinach; cook 1 minute or until spinach wilts. Stir in pasta. Spoon into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Dollop with ricotta.
Cover and bake at 375\u00b0 for 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
Note: To make ahead, assemble casserole as directed. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature, and bake as directed.