Sausage & Peppers with Rotini Pasta

Sausage & Peppers with Rotini Pasta recipe

photo by:kraft

Sausage and peppers—long a favorite pairing—come together once again with delicious results in this 30-minute pasta dish.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 2 cups each

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What You Need

cups rotini pasta, uncooked

3/4

lb. Italian sausage, casings removed

red onion, sliced

each red and yellow pepper, cut into strips

1/4

cup KRAFT Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil

cup KRAFT Shredded Italian* Five Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA, divided

Make It

COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.

MEANWHILE, crumble sausage into large skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Add onions; cook on medium heat 8 min., stirring frequently. Stir in peppers; cook 4 to 6 min. or until sausage is evenly browned, stirring frequently. Add dressing; mix well. Simmer on medium-low heat 8 to 10 min. or until peppers are crisp-tender.

DRAIN pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Add pasta and reserved water to sausage mixture with 1/2 cup cheese;mix well. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

* Made with quality cheeses crafted in the USA.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Substitute 2 cups roasted red pepper strips for the fresh peppers.

Italian Sausage & Tomato Rotini

Omit red pepper and 1/2 cup cooking water. Increase sausage to 1 lb. Add 1 undrained 14-1/2-oz. can diced tomatoes with the peppers. Continue as directed.

Substitute

Prepare using KRAFT Finely Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend.

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paulabelknap

posted:4/20/2010

I would make this again with my changes, but I thought it was a little bland and dry as written. I added Italian seasoning and garlic powder as well as about half a jar of pasta sauce.

melaniep11000

posted:4/19/2010

I was out of rotini, so I used egg noodles. Worked just as well. Was a little bland so I added Italian Seasoning and a clove of garlic. Tasted great and looking forward to the leftovers for lunch.

inkmistress

posted:4/1/2010

I made this with Polska Kielbasa since that's what I had on hand & it was still really good!

k31Swiss

posted:3/30/2010

Excellent! Added 1/2 tsp of fennel seed to get more of the sausage taste. Makes 4 LARGE helpings.

dorisanywho

posted:3/21/2010

excellent... I used ziti noodles instead - didnt have any rotini and used italian dressing instead of balsamic, But with the italian sausage it was wonderful. Thanks

BonnieHill02

posted:3/17/2010

A good basic recipe. A nice change from hamburger pasta casseroles. A little bland, so I added some oregano, basil and a little minced garlic. Everyone came back for seconds.