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Pizza Casserole

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 6
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Kids love this casserole because it has pasta shaped like wagon wheels and tastes just like pizza!
Created Feb 3, 2015
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups (1 L) uncooked wagon wheel pasta
  • 1/2 lb (250 g) bulk Italian sausage
  • 1 jar or can (28 oz/796 mL) pasta sauce
  • 1 can (4 oz/125 mL) mushroom pieces and stems, drained
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) sliced ripe olives
  • 1 cup (250 mL) shredded mozzarella cheese

Steps

  •  
    1
    Heat oven to 350ºF.
  •  
    2
    Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
  •  
    3
    While pasta is cooking; cook sausage in 10-inch skillet over medium-heat, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Mix pasta, sausage and remaining ingredients except cheese in ungreased 2 1/2-quart casserole.
  •  
    4
    Cover and bake about 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Special Touch: Just for fun, make six smiley faces on the top with sliced pimiento-stuffed olives for the eyes and thin strips of green bell pepper for the smiles.
  • Tip 2
    Tip: Bulk pork sausage is the raw meat that hasn't been stuffed in the casing.  If you can't find it you can buy raw sausages, slit the casing with a knife and remove the meat.
  • Tip 3
    Variation: Dress up this casserole when you replace the wagon wheels with an equal amount of rotini, rotelle, penne or farfalle pasta.
  • Tip 4
    Substitution: Hamburger pizza more your style? Use lean ground beef instead of Italian sausage.

Nutrition Information

425 Calories, 16g Total Fat, 18g Protein, 56g Total Carbs

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 6 Servings
Calories
425
Total Fat
16g
Saturated Fat
5g
Cholesterol
30mg
Sodium
1100mg
Total Carbs
56g
Dietary Fiber
4g
Protein
18g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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