Sausage & Peppers with Rotini Pasta

By ldelmas

Ingredients

• 3 cups rotini pasta, uncooked
• 3/4 lb. Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 each red and yellow pepper, cut into strips
• 1/4 cup KRAFT Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 cup KRAFT Shredded Italian* Five Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA, divided

Preparation

Step 1

COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.

MEANWHILE, crumble sausage into large skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Add onions; cook on medium heat 8 min., stirring frequently. Stir in peppers; cook 4 to 6 min. or until sausage is evenly browned, stirring frequently. Add dressing; mix well. Simmer on medium-low heat 8 to 10 min. or until peppers are crisp-tender.

DRAIN pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Add pasta and reserved water to sausage mixture with 1/2 cup cheese;mix well. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
What You Need3 cups rotini pasta, uncooked
3/4 lb. Italian sausage, casings removed
1 red onion, sliced
1 each red and yellow pepper, cut into strips
1/4 cup KRAFT Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 cup KRAFT Shredded Italian* Five Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA, divided
Make It
COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.

MEANWHILE, crumble sausage into large skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Add onions; cook on medium heat 8 min., stirring frequently. Stir in peppers; cook 4 to 6 min. or until sausage is evenly browned, stirring frequently. Add dressing; mix well. Simmer on medium-low heat 8 to 10 min. or until peppers are crisp-tender.

DRAIN pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Add pasta and reserved water to sausage mixture with 1/2 cup cheese;mix well. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
* Made with quality cheeses crafted in the USA. Kraft Kitchens TipsSubstitute;Substitute 2 cups roasted red pepper strips for the fresh peppers.Italian Sausage & Tomato Rotini ;Omit red pepper and 1/2 cup cooking water. Increase sausage to 1 lb. Add 1 undrained 14-1/2-oz. can diced tomatoes with the peppers. Continue as directed. Substitute Prepare using KRAFT Finely Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend