Italian Sausage and Penne Pasta Bake
- 3 cups penne pasta, uncooked
- 1/2 lb. Italian sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup (6 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Chive & Onion Cream Cheese Spread
- 1 cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 cup KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
- Meanwhile, cook sausage in large skillet on medium heat 8 to 9 min.
- or until done, stirring occasionally.
- Remove sausage from skillet; drain skillet.
- Add oil and onions to same skillet; cook on medium heat 4 min.
- or until onions are crisp-tender, adding garlic for the last minute.
- Stir in cream cheese spread and broth; cook and stir 2 min.
- or until cream cheese spread is melted.
- Drain pasta.
- Add to cream cheese mixture with the sun-dried tomatoes, basil and sausage; mix lightly.
- Spoon into 2-qt.
- casserole sprayed with cooking spray.
- Top with cheese; cover.
- Bake 30 min.
- or until heated through.
penne pasta, italian sausage links, olive oil, onion, garlic, philadelphia, chicken broth, chopped oil, fresh basil, mozzarella cheese
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/italian-sausage-penne-pasta-bake-185635.aspx (may not work)