Ingredients :

• 375g dried pasta
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 500g beef sausages with garlic and parsley (see note)
• 2 x 50g sachets tomato paste
• 2 x 410g cans tomatoes with basil and garlic
• 100g baby spinach
• 2/3 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, torn
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella
• Extra shredded basil, to serve

Directions :

1. Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet directions, until just tender. Drain. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Squeeze sausage meat from casings into pan. Cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, for 5 to 6 minutes or until just cooked through. Drain any excess oil, if necessary. Add tomato paste. Stir to combine. Stir in tomato. Bring to a simmer. Remove from heat. Add spinach, basil and rosemary. Stir to combine. Add pasta to sausage mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Toss well to combine. Spoon mixture into a 10-cup-capacity ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Stand for 5 minutes. Serve sprinkled with extra basil.