Sausage and Macaroni Bake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite 8 minutes; drain.

Melt butter in a separate pot over medium heat. Cook and stir sausage and onion in melted butter until the onion is translucent 5 to 7 minutes.

Stir tomatoes green bell pepper yellow bell pepper orange bell pepper red bell pepper basil thyme and oregano into the sausage mixture; continue to cook and stir until the peppers have softened 5 to 7 minutes. Add drained macaroni; bring to a simmer and cook another 5 minutes. Pour the mixture into a 2-quart casserole dish and top with cheese cubes.

Bake in preheated oven until the cheese has melted about 5 minutes. Stir melted cheese through the macaroni mixture pat the mixture down into a flat layer and continue baking until heated through 10 to 15 minutes more.