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Pasta Pizza Casserole

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What you need:

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Set a skillet over medium heat with a tablespoon of olive oil and cook the sausage, onions, garlic, and chopped bell peppers for 6 to 8 minutes until the sausage is cooked. Break up the sausage into pieces as it cooks.

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius) and grease a casserole dish. Mix the pasta sauce and water together in a large bowl, then add the cooked pasta, 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese, the sliced pepperoni, and the meat mixture.

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Stir to thoroughly combine the meat sauce before pouring it into the casserole dish.

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Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese on top with the remaining pepperoni slices.

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Cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

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Remove the aluminum foil and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown.

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Remove the pizza pasta bake from the oven and garnish with chopped fresh parsley or basil.

Cooking Tips

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Pasta Pizza Casserole

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Pasta Pizza Casserole

What you need:

Italian sausage

Green pepper

Onion

Italian seasoning

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Pizza sauce

Cavatappi pasta

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1

Set a skillet over medium heat with a tablespoon of olive oil and cook the sausage, onions, garlic, and chopped bell peppers for 6 to 8 minutes until the sausage is cooked. Break up the sausage into pieces as it cooks.

2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius) and grease a casserole dish. Mix the pasta sauce and water together in a large bowl, then add the cooked pasta, 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese, the sliced pepperoni, and the meat mixture.

3

Stir to thoroughly combine the meat sauce before pouring it into the casserole dish.

4

Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese on top with the remaining pepperoni slices.

5

Cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

6

Remove the aluminum foil and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown.

7

Remove the pizza pasta bake from the oven and garnish with chopped fresh parsley or basil.

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