SAUSAGE & PEPPERS LASAGNA

Sausage & Peppers Lasagna image

Ever wonder what would happen if you swapped out ricotta for cream cheese in your favorite lasagna? Wonder no more-try it!

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 1h30m

Yield Makes 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 lb. Italian sausage
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup each chopped green and red peppers
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup milk
2-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1/2 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
1 jar (24 oz.) CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce
1/2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1/2 cup water
12 lasagna noodles, cooked

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Brown sausage with onions and peppers in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and milk in medium bowl with mixer until well blended. Combine mozzarella and Parmesan. Reserve 1-1/2 cups. Add remaining to cream cheese mixture; mix well.
Drain sausage mixture; return to skillet. Stir in pasta sauce and oregano. Add 1/2 cup water to empty sauce jar; cover with lid and shake well. Stir into meat sauce. Spread 1/3 of the meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; cover with 3 noodles and half the cream cheese mixture. Top with layers of 3 noodles, half the remaining meat sauce and 3 noodles. Cover with layers of remaining cream cheese mixture, noodles, meat sauce and reserved cheese. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake 1 hour or until heated through, removing foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 360, Fat 23 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Sodium 730 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 16 g