VELVEETA Italian Sausage Bake

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If you could mix comfort in a casserole and serve it up hot, it would taste like this. Zesty and cheesy through and through, with hearty noodles, zucchini and Italian sausa...read more

time

prep:

25 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

6 servings, 1-1/3 cups each

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What You Need

1-1/2

cups penne pasta, uncooked

lb. Italian sausage

cups halved zucchini slices

red pepper, chopped

can (8 oz.) pizza sauce

1/2

lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA®, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1/2

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, brown sausage in large deep skillet on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally to break up sausage. Drain; return sausage to skillet. Stir in zucchini, peppers and pizza sauce; cook 5 to 6 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.

DRAIN pasta. Add to sausage mixture with VELVEETA; mix lightly. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with Parmesan.

BAKE 15 to 20 min. or until heated through.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Trim 40 calories and 9 grams of fat per serving by preparing with extra-lean ground beef and 2% Milk VELVEETA.

Kid Friendly

Prepare as directed, substituting 1 lb. lean ground beef for the sausage and 1 cup each shredded carrots and zucchini for the 3 cups sliced zucchini. Also, try using a fun pasta shape, such as wagon wheels.

VELVEETA Sausage and Rice Casserole

Omit pasta. Prepare as directed, adding 1-1/2 cups uncooked instant white rice and 1-1/2 cups water to the meat mixture along with the VELVEETA. Increase the baking time to 35 to 40 min. or until rice is tender and casserole is heated through. Makes 8 servings.

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a cook

posted:11/3/2010

This was awesome! I used half ground beef and half hot sausage because we don't like Italian sausage. I also used the 2% Velveeta. Great family dinner that I will definitely add to my rotation.

HeatherRomero

posted:11/3/2010

Great Recipe!! Our family loved it and it was super easy to make!

undirish74

posted:11/3/2010

Made this for my son and husband. Everyone loved it. Had leftovers and took them to work. What a big hit. Will make again.

a cook

posted:10/29/2010

Wow, great

heathergirl77

posted:10/26/2010

I would make this recipe again but only to tweek it a bit to my tastes. I wasn't digging the red bell pepper taste, so I'll omit that next time and try a different sauce. I used the Trader Joes brand and I'm not sure if I liked it.

upmomof2

posted:10/21/2010

My family loved this!! Quick, easy, and something everyone ate. I did add mushrooms to it and used whole grain pasta. Next time I will use some onion in it. Very tasty!!!

a cook

posted:10/19/2010

This recipe was wonderful! I added in some squash I had on hand in addition to the zucchini, as well as reducing the amount of Velveeta. My boyfriend thought I had made an intricate roasted red pepper sauce and was floored when I told him it was Velveeta and pizza sauce.

Michelle123kids

posted:10/14/2010

This recipe was very good. My family and I personally like cheese so the taste was just fine. I would say if you don't like a lot of cheese flavor, add less Velveeta. Wonderful recipe and will make again.

a cook

posted:9/14/2010

I have to say I did alter this slightly. I used ground beef, I don't care for It. sausage. I added onions to the zucchini and pepper step for added veggies and I used 1/2 jar of spaghetti sauces. I was out of pizza sauce. My husband said it is the best thing I have ever made.

gabid

posted:9/12/2010

This recipe would have been good if there was no velveeta cheese. If I do make this again, I would use mozzarella cheese, or no cheese. All you could taste was the very strong taste of velveeta. It totally overpowered all the other flavors.