To Try: Three-Cheese Baked Penne

I'm always looking for some good comfort food recipes and this definitely looks like one to me!

Three Cheese Baked Penne

*Quick and Easy*

Ingredients:

2 1/2 c. uncooked whole wheat penne

2 4-oz links sweet turkey Italian sausage

1 c. finely chopped green bell pepper

1 1/2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning

1 tsp. crushed red pepper

1/8 tsp. black pepper

dash of salt

10 grape or cherry tomatoes, halved

1 garlic clove, minced

1 (8-oz) can garlic-and-herb tomato sauce

3/4 c. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

1/2 c. crumbled goat cheese

1/4 c. grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and keep warm. Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat to medium-high. Remove casings from sausage. Add to pan; cook 2 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add bell pepper and next 6 ingredients to plan; saute 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 tin an 8-inch 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.

Makes 6 1 1/4 cup servings. 326 calories, 10.9 grams of fat, 4.9 grams of fiber.

From Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2009