Pizza Pasta Casserole
Love pizza? Love pasta? If you answered yes to both of those questions, this pizza pasta bake is the answer to what's for dinner!
Servings 8 people
Calories 600kcal
Ingredients
- 5 cups rotini pasta cooked al dente
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup green peppers
- 1/2 cup white onions
- 1 tbsp butter
- 24 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
- 4 oz water
- 4 oz pepperoni
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Bake pasta to al dente, 1-2 minutes less than the minimum baking time
- Drain noodles in a colander and rinse well with cold water
- Brown Italian sausage and ground beef in one pan
- Drain meat over an empty bowl to get the fat off of the meat
- In the empty meat pan, brown onions and peppers in butter
- Combine cooked noodles, spaghetti sauce, meat and vegetables in a large mixing bowl
- Dice all but 10 pepperoni and add to above mixture
- Pour mixture into greased 9x13 dish
- Sprinkle cheese on top of casserole
- Top with remaining pepperoni
- Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for 25-30 minutes