Analletti with Sausage and  Spinach

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb Analletti pasta (available at Trader Joes)

• 2 or 3 links of spicy Italian sausage, crumbled

• 1 tbsp of minced garlic

• 4 or 5 handfuls of baby spinach

• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

• 1/4 c grated parmesean cheese

• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Boil pasta for about 12 minutes and drain.

2. In the same pot that you cooked the pasta in, add the sausage and then the garlic, chili pepper and salt and pepper – cook until sausage is browned.

3. Add spinach and combine until it is just wilted.

4. Add pasta and then cheese and stir until it is all combined and the cheese has started to melt.

5. Serve immediately.