Peppers Recipe ∘ Zesty Penne, Sausage and Peppers

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

Ingredients

• 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

Cooking Directions

1. Cook pasta as directed on package.
2. 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.
3. Drain pasta. Add to sausage mixture; mix lightly. Top with Parmesan.

Nutrition Facts

• calories764.8
• carbohydrateContent75.4 g
• cholesterolContent86.1 mg
• fatContent37.8 g
• fiberContent8.6 g
• proteinContent31 g
• saturatedFatContent14.8 g
• sodiumContent1913.8 mg
• sugarContent19.5 g