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Penne with Cheesy Tomato-Sausage Sauce

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4
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Add something cheesy to your family's Italian dinner. Serve pasta with pork sausage and tomato sauce - ready in 25 minutes!
Updated Nov 25, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 8 oz. (2 2/3 cups) uncooked penne (tube-shaped pasta)
  • 1/2 lb. bulk Italian pork sausage
  • 1 (15-oz.) container refrigerated tomato pasta sauce
  • 1/4 cup shredded fresh basil
  • 2 oz. mozzarella cheese, diced (1/2 cup)
  • 1 oz. (1/4 cup) shredded fresh Parmesan cheese

Steps

  • 1
    Cook penne to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain; cover to keep warm.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, brown sausage in large saucepan. Drain; return to saucepan. Add pasta sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in basil and mozzarella cheese. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is slightly melted.
  • 3
    To serve, spoon sauce mixture over cooked pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Rigatoni or fusilli can be used in place of the penne.
  • tip 2
    Try fresh mozzarella in this recipe. Made from whole milk, fresh mozzarella is softer, less elastic and sweeter than regular mozzarella, which is made from skim or part-skim milk.

Nutrition

500 Calories, 19g Total Fat, 23g Protein, 59g Total Carbohydrate, 12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
500
Calories from Fat
170
Total Fat
19g
29%
Saturated Fat
6g
30%
Cholesterol
45mg
15%
Sodium
1010mg
42%
Total Carbohydrate
59g
20%
Dietary Fiber
4g
16%
Sugars
12g
Protein
23g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 1 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 2 High-Fat Meat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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