Main dishes

Sausage & Peppers Lasagna

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I make this all the time. Everyone loves it. I have also change this recipe and it is just as good. Instead of pork sausage I use chicken sausage and instead of spaghetti ...read more

posted by

KayFox01

on 4/8/2012

time

prep:

30 min

total:

1 hr 30 min

servings

total:

12 servings

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What You Need

1/2

lb. Italian sausage

onion, chopped

1/2

cup each chopped green and red peppers

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2

cup milk

2-1/2

cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided

1/2

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

jar (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce

1/2

tsp. dried oregano leaves

1/2

cup water

lasagna noodles, cooked

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BROWN sausage with onions and peppers in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and milk in medium bowl with mixer until well blended. Combine mozzarella and Parmesan. Reserve 1-1/2 cups. Add remaining to cream cheese mixture; mix well.

DRAIN sausage mixture; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce and oregano. Add 1/2 cup water to empty sauce jar; cover with lid and shake well. Stir into meat sauce. Spread 1/3 of the meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; cover with 3 noodles and half the cream cheese mixture. Top with layers of 3 noodles, half the remaining meat sauce and 3 noodles. Cover with layers of remaining cream cheese mixture, noodles, meat sauce and reserved cheese. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 1 hour or until heated through, removing foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 50 calories and 6 grams of fat, including 4 grams of saturated fat, per serving by preparing with turkey Italian sausage, PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese.

Easy Cleanup

Spraying the foil with cooking spray before using to cover the lasagna helps prevent the foil from sticking to the cheese on top.

Variation

Substitute extra-lean ground beef for the sausage and 1 thawed 10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach for the peppers. Squeeze spinach to remove excess liquid before adding to cooked ground beef and onions with the spaghetti sauce and oregano.