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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lola0318

posted:3/4/2011

Made this for my girlfriend and she absolutely pushed this recipe to the top of her favorites list! It was easy to make and I can only find one downside... it's so good you tend to over-eat!!

coolnana57

posted:3/3/2011

My son said it's the best cassarole I've ever made. Added some sliced onions and pepperoni. Didn't have pizza sauce, so used jar spaghetti sauce and a couple of pinches of brown sugar to it. Next time may add mushrooms

lrt6131

posted:2/10/2011

Family raved about it!

Lindsey198

posted:2/8/2011

My husband LOVED this dish! He rarely gets excited about food,but told me this was a keeper! I would definately make 2-2 1/2 cups pasta...there was too much meat I thought in comparison to pasta. I followed everything else and it was yummy! The italian sausage added a kick of flavor!

ashleysara23

posted:2/6/2011

delicious, great combination of flavors

cochran0794

posted:1/31/2011

Awesome. Very easy and quick. Tastes delicious!

tiara12

posted:1/9/2011

I used tomato sauce instead of the pizza sauce and also put in some fresh spinach...........mmmmmm, WONDERFUL.

aqtnsd

posted:11/18/2010

If I made this recipe again i would leave out the velveeta cheese. GROSS.

brenda10311008

posted:11/9/2010

Wow! This one was a big hit with the kids. I substituted the zuchinni for mushrooms. I also added onions and a bit of garlic. Next time I think I will add some chopped spinach.

stacshell78

posted:11/4/2010

I substituted the Velveeta with Monterey Jack. and I also used spaghetti sauce instead of pizza sauce. My family LOVED it! it was super Quick & Easy