Recipe: Sausage Supper (with tomato sauce, cream cheese, and pasta)

SAUSAGE SUPPER

1 (19 ounce) package Italian sausage
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 large sweet onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (14 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (8 ounce) container soft cream cheese
1/4 cup dried tomatoes, cut into thin strips
2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (optional)
1 (16 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta, cooked

Remove casings from sausage, and discard. Brown sausage, bell pepper, onion, and garlic in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Drain.

Stir in spaghetti sauce, next 3 ingredients, and, if desired, vinegar. Cook, stirring often, until cream cheese melts and mixture is thoroughly heated.

Serve over hot pasta.

Servings: 6
From: Ben Moon Birmingham, Alabama
Source: Southern Living magazine, January 2001