Spicy Italian Pasta Bake

Rotini pasta, vegetables, sausage & mozzarella.

Rotini pasta, sauteed vegetables, turkey Italian sausage and crushed tomatoes layered with mozzarella cheese.
Hands on time 30 minutes, total time 45 minutes. 

This recipe makes 6 servings of 1-1/2 cups each.

Ingredients:
PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
2 cups dry rotini pasta, uncooked
8 ounces Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise, sliced
1 pkg (8 oz each) sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1 can (28 oz each) Hunt's® Crushed Tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Total cost: $9.85

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. 
Spray 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Prepare pasta according to package directions. 
Meanwhile, cook sausage in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking apart with spoon to crumble. 
Add onion, zucchini, mushrooms and carrot. 
Cook and stir 5 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are crisp-tender. 
Add tomatoes and pepper flakes; heat 2 minutes or until bubbling. 
Add pasta to tomato mixture; stir until pasta is well coated. Spoon half of mixture into baking dish. 
Top with half of the cheese. 
Repeat layers once more. 
Bake 15 minutes or until hot.

The following nutritional analysis is based on one serving (1-1/2 cups).

Nutritional information provided by www.menucalc.com

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