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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lilithcat

posted:11/12/2007

My family loved this, even my picky eater!

mommy2jakeduffy

posted:9/11/2007

I made this for my husband, 2 of his buddies, myself, and our 2 year old. I ended up having to make something else for me and my son becuase the guys ate it all! That means its a keeper! I did make a change and used the full 15oz can of pizza sauce and I only used 2 of the zuccini but the little bite I got was yummy!

heyjupiter

posted:9/9/2007

This was a very good, fast and easy dish to make. I dont normally like zucchini but mixed with all the flavors it adds another great texture to the dish! My whole family enjoyed it, I also topped it w/mozzarella cheese instead of parmesan because I have picky eaters.

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