My family loves pasta but I was looking for something other than red sauce. And although I love alfredo sauce, my husband isn’t a huge fan so I knew I needed to try something else. When I saw Philadelphia Cooking Creme recently I thought it would be perfect for my family, especially since my husband loves cream cheese!
I simply modified the Chicken Primavera recipe on the back of the package to work for the italian sausage I already had thawed.
Sausage Primavera with Pasta
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Author: Inspired by Kraft Foods
Recipe Type: Main
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb. bulk Italian sausage
- 2 cups frozen stir fry vegetables
- 1 container Philadelphia Italian Cheese and Herb Cooking Creme - Italian
- 2 cups cooked penne pasta (or other pasta favorite)
- Parmesan cheese (if desired)
Instructions
- Saute italian sausage in large skillet over medium heat. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain italian sausage once sausage is fully cooked. Add frozen vegetables and cook 4 minutes or until vegetables are heated. Stir in cooking creme and cook additional 3 minutes. Add pasta and stir. Top with parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes
I used an Archer Farms Asian Stir Fry blend which had a wide variety of vegetables including red pepper, pea pods, water chestnuts, green beans, celery and onions. Loved this variety.
This recipe was a big hit with my husband and I and even my usual picky son Warren loved it. I was just happy for a change and look forward to trying some of the other Philadelphia Cooking Creme blends.
Disclosure: This post was in no way sponsored by Kraft and all products were purchased by myself. All thoughts and opinions remain my own and yours may differ.
Donna B. says
July 13, 2011 at 6:48 pmYum! I do something similar but I use broccoli and red peppers, or spinach. Never thought of using stir-fry veggies.
Tiff says
July 13, 2011 at 6:52 pmI’ve seen this cooking creme on multiple occasions and have thought about trying it, this recipe looks super yummy!
Kate @ The Shopping Mama says
July 13, 2011 at 8:58 pmLooks great! Thanks for sharing.
courtney says
July 14, 2011 at 9:28 amlooks so good! i’ve been craving pasta forever now!
Ashley Martin says
July 19, 2011 at 10:25 amYum! This looks great! I’ve been hemming and hawing over buying that cooking cream cheese, I think I will! 🙂
Alicia says
July 21, 2011 at 12:37 pmI don’t eat a lot of pasta, but, when I do it has to be GREAT homemade pasta from an Italian restaurant. Just cooking spaghetti in a pot of boiling water and then putting some red sauce on it is not acceptable to me.
Jennifer @ Mom Spotted says
July 22, 2011 at 10:07 amThis looks so easy and so yummy!
Tamara B. says
July 22, 2011 at 12:24 pmI love the recipe and it looks so delcious! I have seen the Kraft Philadelphia Creme Sauce in the store but was hesitant to buy it because I didn’t know how good it would taste. Now I can pick up one and give it a try! Thank-you for the post.
Lisa Davis says
July 29, 2011 at 2:46 amThis looks delicious, I’m wondering if a meatless version of this would be yummy too. I’m gonna have to give it a try.
Heather Garrett says
October 25, 2011 at 6:55 pmThis looks great, thanks for the recipe! We’ve been using a lot of pasta and I prefer white sauce to red as well. We’ll have to try this one out.
michelle w says
September 3, 2012 at 1:31 pmthis looks tasty. great light meal for lunch
Dandi D says
June 17, 2015 at 8:39 amI really like putting sausage and pasta together, so this looks delicious!