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Sausage & Peppers Baked Ziti
Juicy turkey sausage mingles with sweet peppers and onions in a savory tomato sauce that clings to tender whole-wheat pasta. Creamy cottage cheese and a golden blanket of melted Italian cheese finish each comforting bite.
- Total
- 39 min
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 29 min
- Serves
- 4
Nutrition per Serving
- Calories
- 408
- Protein
- 27g
- Carbs
- 58g
- Fat
- 10g
- Fiber
- 11g
- Sugar
- 9g
- Sodium
- 702mg
Ingredients
- 8 ounces whole-wheat penne or ziti
- 1 16-ounce bag frozen pepper and onion mix (not thawed)
- 6 ounces turkey sausage (2 large links), crumbled
- 2 8-ounce cans no-salt-added tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat cottage cheese
- 3/4 cup Italian blend shredded cheese
Instructions
- Cook pasta in a pot of boiling water according to package directions. Drain.
- Meanwhile, heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add frozen vegetables and sausage; cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid from the vegetables has evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler.
- Stir tomato sauce, garlic powder, oregano and salt into the skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low; stir in cottage cheese and the pasta. Cook, stirring, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Top with shredded cheese.
- Place the skillet under the broiler to brown the cheese, 1 to 2 minutes.