BAKED SAUSAGE PEPPERONI PASTA CASSEROLE
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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,
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Baked Sausage Pepperoni Pasta Casserole
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
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.
I do not think I could cook without PAM! She is my best friend in the kitchen! I also would love to have the LE Creuset baking dish. You did a great job with these pictures. They really make me want to try it.
Blessings Always,
Diane Roark
I totally agree, Diane! Pam is a great friend to have!
This PAM sounds GREAT! I am going to have to try it! Things are regularly sticking…especially cheese past dishes. Your recipe sounds great Paula…my daughter would really like it!!! Our favorite pie…would have to be apple! 🙂 Blessings!
I really do like this PAM, it was great. Thanks for stopping by Diane!
My favorite pie is chocolate creme pie!
That sounds good, Kristen!
I like pumpkin pie. Would make sweet potato casserole in this dish.
Yum, that sounds good!
Really like the ingredients and I will take the glass of wine too.
Def the wine!!
My MIL’s homemade apple pie is my favorite!! I’d use this pipefish to *attempt* her delicious recipe!
I love apple pie too! Good luck in the giveaway!
Paula, this looks awesome! Everything in this recipe is delicious and of course, pinned and buffered! I am never without Pam of Pam for Baking in my kitchen – I just need to get a better aim actually INTO the pan and not on the floor! Thanks for sharing and have a happy Monday!
lol, Cindy me too! I stand over the sink to spray because I missed so badly one time I almost slipped there was so much in the floor!
I like the way you think, I should get my kids to start pinning! But I would probably hover over them and watch them to make sure they do it the way I like too! Great recipe! Love Pam too!
I actually let Lincoln pin some Sat., of course I did check behind him, but he did great. That would be a time saver if I could ‘let go’! 🙂
I use Pam cooking sprays all the time. My favorite pie which I would put in the pie dish is Toasted Coconut Cream Pie.
Your pie sounds delicious!
Love Pam cooking sprays too, they are a real lifesaver when it comes to food sticking 🙂 This pasta casserole sounds delicious, love quick and easy meals like this and sounds perfect for a weeknight dinner! Thanks for sharing Paula!