penne with vodka sauce & turkey sausage
Gotta love the melty, cheesy, meaty goodness of a pasta bake! I have recently started using vodka sauce and enjoy it's great flavor. Turkey breakfast sausage is a nice way to lighten it up a little. It's a good way to use up zucchini and sneak it in on the kids :)
prep time
35 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound fresh turkey breakfast sausage (jenni-o is good)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1-2 teaspoon garlic minced
- 7 ounces penne pasta, i used barilla whole grain 1/2 box
- 24 ounces vodka sauce-bottled
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella -with a touch of cream cheese, or any kind
- 1/4-1/2 cup feta cheese, sliced
- 1/4 cup frozen onion and peppers blend
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms, sliced
- 1/4 - zucchini, diced
How To Make penne with vodka sauce & turkey sausage
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Step 1Cook the pasta till al dente', drain. Preheat oven to 350. Break up the turkey sausage in a skillet, and cook with the onion and garlic till browned, drain.
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Step 2Put the meat mixture back into the pan, add all the other veggies and half of the sauce. Cook about 5 min over med heat. Add the pasta to the mix.
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Step 3Spray a baking pan with Pam. Place half of the meat- noodle sauce mixture into pan. Sprinkle with half of the mozzarella, and lay the feta slices on top.
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Step 4Place the rest of meat-sauce mixture on next. Add the other half of the vodka sauce. Top with the remaining cheese, and cover with foil.
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Step 5Bake for 30 min, or until bubbly. Remove cover and let cook for about 10 min more until cheese is nicely golden. Let stand 10 min. before serving.
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