A casserole layered in with pasta, pasta sauce, cheese, sausage and pepperoni. All the flavors of a great pizza, in a casserole! Half recipe pictured.
Sausage and Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Casserole
I mean, how can you not love something that has a stack of pepperoni on top, and while it may look like a pizza, there's pasta under there, another favorite of mine.
Yum, yum y'all!
I've been trying to get a new post up forever, so not a lot of chat today... some of you who are happening across this blog will be happy about that I'm sure! {I've seen those memes!}
Although there is often helpful information to be found in the chatter, I get it. Everybody's in a hurry and so busy today, but here's the solution. You just swipe - or scroll - on past what you don't want to read when you encounter that. Or, I dunno... in this crazy world that is ours, maybe slow down for a minute, relax and read? It's always your choice.
Those step-by-step photos are made available to those who are perhaps just learning to cook, or don't have a lot of experience in cooking. That chitchat is also for those who are regular readers of this website blog and who I consider friends sitting across the table sharing coffee, or tea, and friendship.
The recipe and ingredients are usually toward the bottom, but don't get upset if things don't quite turn out like the picture showed you then, because in your rush, you probably missed some important stuff!
So... here's my chatter for the day. I'm busy as all get out!
Many of you already know from following me on Facebook or Instagram that I am fostering some feral mama cats I trapped and intend to get fixed, along with their litters - two litters now 2 months old, another now 1 month and the last litter is 3 weeks now, and let me tell you, if you think that won't keep you busy I gotta set you straight, because I am slap wore out!
So... I'm a little behind in everything, including writing up and publishing recipes that I've been making.
Casseroles are such a good go-to for busy days. For this, you get the flavor of a pizza with the convenience of a casserole. As always, full recipe with ingredient list and measurements, is located further down the page. Lets get to it!
You'll need to cook the pasta. I'm using a jumbo ridged elbow here because it's what The Cajun accidentally picked up for me at the store. Any short cut pasta will work, but I actually like how this one worked in the casserole. you'll want a pound for the full recipe. I'm making a half recipe in the photos here.
I'm also using my Fasta Pasta that you've seen featured here many times. It's one of my favorite kitchen gadgets and I use it several times a week very often!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish. Mix together mozzarella and cheddar cheese and set aside. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sausage. I'm using Conecuh, a local and delicious Alabama smoked sausage which I've chopped up pretty fine.
Saute onion in the butter until softened; add garlic and cook another minute. Add the sausage, and cook until lightly browned; season with Italian seasoning.
Drain pasta and top with one cup of the pasta sauce.
Add half of the noodles to the casserole dish. Layer first layer with half of the sauce, half of the onion and smoked sausage mixture, and half of the cheese. Finish last layer with remaining pasta, remaining sauce, smoked sausage, cheese and top with pepperoni. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes, until heated through.
Top with pepperoni. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes, until heated through.
Dig in y'all!
For more of my favorite casserole dishes, check out the collection on my Pinterest page!
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