VELVEETA® Italian Sausage Bake

If you could mix comfort in a casserole and serve it up hot, it would taste like this. Zesty and cheesy through and through, with hearty noodles, zucchini and Italian sausage.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 645 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pound Italian sausage
• ½ cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
• ½ pound VELVEETA®, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 (8 ounce) can pizza sauce
• 1 ½ cups penne pasta, uncooked
• 3 cups halved zucchini slices

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Bake 15 to 20 min. or until heated through.

Step 3

Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, brown sausage in large deep skillet on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally to break up sausage. Drain; return sausage to skillet. Stir in zucchini, peppers and pizza sauce; cook 5 to 6 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Drain pasta. Add to sausage mixture with VELVEETA; mix lightly. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with Parmesan.