ONE-PAN BAKED CREAM CHEESE PASTA WITH CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

One-Pan Baked Cream Cheese Pasta with Chicken Sausage and Peppers image

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 1h8m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 pkg. (12 oz.) fully cooked sweet Italian chicken sausage links, sliced
1 cup each green and red pepper strips
1/2 cup thinly sliced onions
4 cloves garlic, sliced
1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese
3 cups farfalle (bow-tie pasta)
2-1/2 cups boiling water
2 Tbsp. torn fresh basil leaves

Steps:

Heat oven to 400ºF.
Combine sausage, vegetables, garlic, vinegar, oil and crushed red pepper in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
Place block of cream cheese in center of sausage mixture.
Bake 25 to 30 min. or until peppers are tender, stirring after 15 min.
Add pasta and boiling water to ingredients in baking dish. Use back of spatula to gently press pasta into boiling water so most the pasta is covered with water. Cover with foil.
Bake 18 min. Remove baking dish from oven. Stir ingredients in baking dish; cover. Let stand 5 min.
Sprinkle with basil before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 470 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 13 g