Ingredients

• 1 pound Italian sausage, mild or hot
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/3 dry red wine
• 1/4 teaspoon (or more to taste) dried crushed red pepper
• 1 28-ounch can chunky, crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 pound dried pasta such as rotini or penne
• nonstick cooking spray
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Cook pasta as package directs. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Squeeze sausage out of the casings into a large skillet. Over medium-high heat, cook sausage and onion. Break up sausage into medium chunks. Cook until sausage is no longer pink and onion is tender, about 6 minutes. Drain pan drippings.
3. Stir in red wine and crushed pepper. Simmer for 3-4 minutes.
4. Stir in tomatoes and herbs. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Stir together the sausage/tomato mixture and drained pasta.
6. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the mixture into the dish and sprinkle mozzarella evenly over top.
7. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top of mozzarella.
8. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 25-30 minutes, removing foil for last 10-15 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving