Cheesy Pizza Pasta
"From eatbetteramerica.com Use your favorite jarred sauce, I generally make my own."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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13 cups
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 3 3⁄4 cups multigrain rotini pasta
- 3⁄4 lb lean Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 1⁄2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced (3 cups)
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced Italian tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (25 1/2 ounce) jar italian herb pasta sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1 (6 ounce) package sliced turkey pepperoni
- 1 (8 ounce) bag shredded reduced-fat Italian cheese blend
directions
- Pre-Heat oven to 350°F
- In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Drain; return to Dutch oven.
- Meanwhile, in a non sticl skillet crumble sausage and brown.
- Add onion and mushrooms to sausage in skillet; cook 7 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, or until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomatoes; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 3 to 4 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in pasta sauce and basil. Heat just to boiling.
- Add sausage mixture, pepperoni and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese to pasta in Dutch oven; stir until well mixed. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.
- Bake 30 minutes or until bubbly and thoroughly heated. Remove foil; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake uncovered 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
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Reviews
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Mmm... nice and cheesy! I skipped on the sausage and used plain cheddar cheese. I found it a little salty, probably the pepperoni so added a pinch of sugar. -
Very Easy and Very Yummy! The kids gobbled it up. I made exactly as stated except leaving out the mushrooms. The kids are getting ready to eat the leftovers for lunch now. I love that this is a healthy recipe that all can enjoy. This will be a regular for our family in 2010.
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