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Cheesy Sausage and Penne Casserole

Smoked sausage and cheese mingle in this crowd-pleasing Italian penne pasta bake. Delizioso!

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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 60 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

3: cups uncooked penne pasta (about 10 ounces)

1/4: cup butter or margarine

1/3: cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/2: teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/4: teaspoon pepper

2: cloves garlic, finely chopped

3: cups milk

2: cups shredded Italian-style cheese blend (8 ounces)

1/2: cup grated Parmesan cheese

8: ounces smoked sausage, sliced

1/4: teaspoon Italian seasoning

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
2 While pasta is cooking, melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, 1/2 tea-spoon Italian seasoning, the pepper and garlic. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in Italian cheese blend and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese until melted.
3 Gently stir pasta and sausage into cheese sauce. Pour into ungreased 3-quart casserole. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Pasta shapes besides penne work in this casserole. Elbow macaroni, medium shells, radiatore, rotini and cavatappi are all fine choices.

We've used cooked, smoked sausage in this upscale macaroni and cheese to give it a subtle smoky flavor. Reduced-fat smoked sausage, turkey sausage or kielbasa sausage work, too.

Sub this topping for the Parmesan and Italian seasoning combo: 1/4 cup Progresso Italian-style bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 605
Calories from Fat: 280),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 31g; 31%
(Saturated Fat 17g, 17% ),
Cholesterol: 80mg; 80%;
Sodium: 1050mg; 1050%;
Total Carbohydrate: 51g; 51%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% ),
Protein: 30g; 30%

% Daily Value*:

Iron: 16%;

Exchanges:

2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

3 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 3/19/2013 7:57:34 AM REPORT ABUSE Bluebillband said:

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Made it last night for supper, very good but I couldn't help to wonder if replacing the sausage with chicken wouldn't be even better. Pretty easy to make.

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Posted 10/28/2012 6:45:36 PM REPORT ABUSE vpalumbo81 said:

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My husband gave me a high-five and said, "this is a good one sweetie"! It was simple to make and I am not fond of cooking. I will be making this again.

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Posted 10/6/2012 12:03:33 AM REPORT ABUSE CalliMae said:

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I have made this 2 times so far, everyone LOVED it, my mom told me i have to make it for her birthday dinner tomorrow night because she loves it so much. Awesome recipe

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