Baked Sausage Pepperoni Pasta Casserole is a quick meal made with pepperoni, sausage, and plenty of cheese, all mixed with pasta in tomato sauce and baked until bubbly!

I skipped doing something I really love today because I have so much blog work to do. Seems crazy that my ‘hobby’ has turned into such a passion. My Type A personality won’t let me do some half-way therefore, I get a little obsessed about whatever it is that I’m doing.

I was thinking I need an assistant, but then I realized I have two free minions that I could ~~make~~ persuade into helping. They’re my children. It’s totally okay to include blog work into their chore list, right? Well, even if you say ‘no’, they’re easily ~~bribed~~ persuaded with extra gaming time.

But, then, there’s the issue of ‘Will they do it the way I want it done?‘

I have control issues too

and that’s wayyyy too much to talk about in one blog post. 😉

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Baked Sausage Pepperoni Pasta Casserole

So here I am bringing you this fabulous casserole because I found this really cool new vegetable cooking spray product. It’s PAM Cooking Spray’s “99% Less Residue” product! I have learned my lesson the hard way and had many a cake stick to the pan and be rendered un-presentable. I turned one into truffles and one into a trifle. But, that’s not what I wanted to present to my dinner guests!

Since receiving the PAM Cooking Spray 99% Less Residue to try, I’ve used it on many different cooking and baking projects. Even though I’m featuring a casserole, I’ve used it on homemade sourdough bread, cupcakes, muffins as well as savory casseroles and dishes. I did find it to leave less residue on my bakeware. Less residue equals less clean-up time; it makes it easier to clean up as well!

Do you know what else I found the product to do? It actually works better at releasing food from pans. Ultimately, it will last longer and cost less because you need less of it. Win. Win. New formulas of Original, Butter, and Baking PAM Cooking Sprays leave up to 99% less residue buildup than margarine or bargain-brand cooking spray. They still leave that great no-stick results. It also has zero calories per serving!

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Baked Sausage Pepperoni Pasta Casserole

Easy, delicious, and hearty sausage and pepperoni pasta will become a new family favorite recipe!

Author: Paula

5 from 8 votes

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 45

Servings: 8 servings

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Ingredients

1 pound Italian Sausage
4 cups seasoned tomato sauce like this or spaghetti sauce
12 ounces pasta I used penne (like this) but you can use any shape
4 ounces pepperoni sliced, I just used about half the 7 oz package
3 cups mozzarella shredded

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions to the al denta stage. Drain.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large skillet, cook sausage until it's no longer pink. Break it up into crumbles as it cooks. Remove to a paper towel-lined platter to drain.
Combine tomato sauce, pasta, sausage, and pepperoni.
Spray a 9x13 with Pam 99% Less Residue Cooking spray
Pour pasta into casserole dish.
Top pasta with mozzarella cheese.
Place in oven and bake 25 to 30 minutes until hot, bubbly and cheese is melted.

Notes

You can use Slow Cooker Tomato Sauce or store-bought tomato sauce.

Nutrition

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

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41 Comments

Quick and delicious! Just what you need for a quick family dinner.

How can you beat a dish that is both pasta AND pizza? Of course the whole family was thrilled with this one! Thank you for another great recipe to add to my collection!

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I actually think anyone of any age above six who walks into the room and pauses by my computer is a candidate for blog work — but yes, there is that Type Double A thing 🙂 My favorite pie is Blushing Peach — a mother in law recipe — just because DH is over the moon when it is served. That, of course, would fit just fine in the LeCreuset Pie Pan — and make him a very happy man!