BAKED SAUSAGE PEPPERONI PASTA CASSEROLE

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. 😉

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 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

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

Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 1572mg | Potassium: 715mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 814IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 250mg | Iron: 3mg

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