Baked Turkey Sausage Penne

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb dry penne pasta
• 3 cups light pasta sauce
• 1 1/4 lbs sweet italian turkey sausage links
• 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 large red pepper, julienned
• 1 large green pepper, julienned
• 1 large red onion, cut into eighths
• 5 tablespoons light olive oil
• 6 medium garlic cloves, diced
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 cups 2% mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cook pasta according to direction on box.
• 3 drain and set aside.
• 4 heat 3 tbsp olive oil in large saute pan over medium-high heat.
• 5 saute peppers and onion until tender-crisp.
• 6 remove from pan and set aside.
• 7 slice turkey sausage links into 1 inch thick slices.
• 8 add 2 tablespoons olive oil to pan and saute turkey sausage for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
• 9 add garlic and cook 30-45 seconds.
• 10 add tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper and saute 5 minutes.
• 11 add peppers and onions back to pan and stir to mix.
• 12 add pasta and pasta sauce and stir to mix.
• 13 transfer half of pasta mix to a large baking dish.
• 14 spread half cheese over pasta.
• 15 add remaining pasta mix to baking dish and top with remaining cheese.
• 16 bake at 350°f for 20-30 minutes until bubbling and cheese has begun to brown.