Pasta Stackups with Chicken Sausage

YIELD 4 servings

6 lasagna noodles
1 cup dried tomato halves (not oil packed), coarsely chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb fully cooked chicken sausage links (pre-cooked when purchased)
2 Tbs olive oil
1 5-oz bag baby spinach
Shaved Parmesan

Cook lasagna noodles; meanwhile, place dried tomatoes and garlic in a bowl. Add 1 cup boiling pasta water to tomatoes, set aside.
Cut sausage in half lengthwise and slice in large pieces. Cook sausage in hot oil over medium-high heat until lightly browned and heated through, turning occasionally. Add tomato mixture, Cook uncovered 2 minutes. Stir in spinach, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Cover and remove from heat. 

Cut cooked lasagna noodles in half. To serve, layer noodles and sausage mixture onto individual plates. Add Parmesan if desired.


from Real Simple September 2010