Pasta Recipes With Vegetables And Sausage

Zesty Penne, Sausage And Peppers

Recipe Summary Zesty Penne, Sausage And Peppers

This lively sauce uses cream cheese to create a rich, velvety texture like your favorite vodka sauce.

Ingredients | Pasta Recipes With Vegetables And Sausage

3 cups penne pasta, uncooked

1 pound Italian sausage

1 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips

1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips

1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

1 teaspoon fennel seed

Dash crushed red pepper

4 ounces PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed

¼ cup KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Directions

Cook pasta as directed on package.

Meanwhile, crumble sausage into large skillet; cook and stir on medium heat 8 min. or until done. Drain. Add bell peppers; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in next 3 ingredients; cook 5 min. or until heated through. Add cream cheese; cook 2 min. or until melted, stirring frequently.

Drain pasta. Add to sausage mixture; mix lightly. Top with Parmesan.

You'll know it's a special occasion when you get to enjoy a serving of this easy-to-prepare meal!

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese or 1/2 cup (1/2 of 8-oz. tub) PHILADELPHIA 1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese

Info | Pasta Recipes With Vegetables And Sausage

prep: 10 mins additional: 20 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

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