Creamy Pasta & Tomato With Italian Sausage

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb italian sweet sausage, browned and drained
• 1 (7 1/4 ounce) box kraft macaroni and cheese
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth, low sodium if possible
• 1 (5 1/2 ounce) can v8 juice, spicy hot
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato soup, creamy
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, diced with garlic, basil, oregano
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup italian cheese, grated (optional)
• parmesan cheese, to taste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brown meat in skillet, drain and set aside.
• 2 in a large sauce pan, mix chicken broth and water; bring to a boil.
• 3 add 2 tablespoons of margarine, macaroni and cook 6 to 8 minutes or until pasta is firm but not hard (al dente).
• 4 drain pasta and set aside.
• 5 in large sauce pan melt 2 tablespoons of margarine; add evaporated milk and cheese package and mix well; add v8, dice tomatoes, tomato soup and spices mix well.
• 6 add macaroni and meat to sauce mixture and cook for 5 minutes, sauce will slightly thicken.
• 7 top with additional cheese if you like and serve hot.