Cooking Light Three-Cheese Baked Penne

  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups uncooked whole wheat penne (about 8 ounces tube-shaped pasta)Cooking spray2 (4-ounce) links sweet turkey Italian sausage $1 cup finely chopped green bell pepper1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning1 teaspoon crushed red pepper1/8 teaspoon black pepper10 grape or cherry tomatoes, halved $1 garlic clove, mincedDash of salt1 (8-ounce) can garlic-and-herb tomato sauce3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled goat cheese1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese $
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and keep warm.

3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Remove casings from sausage. Add sausage to pan; cook 2 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add bell pepper and next 6 ingredients (through salt) to pan; sauté 6 minutes or until bell pepper is tender. Stir in tomato sauce. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Add pasta to pan, tossing gently to coat. Spoon pasta mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Stir in mozzarella and goat cheese; sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake at 350° for 7 minutes or until bubbly and top is browned.

Serving Size: makes 6 - 1 1/4 cups servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARYBETHONLINE.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 292.3
  • Total Fat: 10.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 43.2 mg
  • Sodium: 19,587.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 32.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
  • Protein: 19.1 g

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