Recipes

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups uncooked penne (whole wheat or otherwise)

Cooking spray

4oz Italian sausage meat

1 cup finely chopped green bell pepper

1 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning

1 tsp crushed red pepper

1/8 tspblack pepper

1 garlic clove, minced

Dash of salt

8oz garlic-and-herb tomato sauce

3/4 cup (3oz) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup (2oz) crumbled goat cheese

1/4 cup (1oz) grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Preparation:

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, if necessary. Add sausage to pan; cook 2 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add bell pepper and next 5 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.

Serves 6

WW pts per serving=7

Modified from Cooking Light