Deluxe Pizza Casserole

Name: Deluxe Pizza Casserole
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 3 cups uncooked spiral pasta; 1 pound ground beef; 1/2 pound Jones No Sugar Pork Sausage Roll sausage; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 1 jar (24 ounces) meatless pasta sauce; 1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce; 1 teaspoon brown sugar; 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1 package (3-1/2 ounces) sliced pepperoni; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

This is the family favorite dish for special occasions, and we always make it for my granddaughter's birthday. Mushrooms are a wonderful addition if you like them. —Vickie Oldham, Dubuque, Iowa

Ingredients

3 cups uncooked spiral pasta
1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound Jones No Sugar Pork Sausage Roll sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 jar (24 ounces) meatless pasta sauce
1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 package (3-1/2 ounces) sliced pepperoni
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook and crumble beef and sausage with onion and pepper over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, 6-8 minutes; drain.
Stir in pasta sauce, pizza sauce and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in pasta. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Bake, uncovered, until lightly browned and cheese is melted, 20-25 minutes. Cut into pieces.

Originally published as Cavatini in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2017

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gingerooney7

Jan 14, 2018

I just made this, and it’s in the oven, baking. My husband and I, however, did some serious snitching before the baking step. It’s really delicious! I used hot Italian sausage, and a full 6 oz of pepperoni. I had to cut the pepperoni into pieces, and add it to the beef and sausage cooking stage, as my daughter is a bonafide Pizza hater. (IKR?) so we are calling this a pasta casserole, not a pizza casserole. Lol. Cannot wait till it’s fully done. Thanks for sharing this recipe...????