Meat-Lover’s Pizza Casserole

Name: Meat-Lover’s Pizza Casserole
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 227 grams bulk Italian sausage; 8 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped; 227 grams cups shredded Italian cheese blend; 118 milliliters medium onion, chopped; 1 packages (3.5-oz size) sliced pepperoni; 850 grams cans each) pizza sauce; 454 grams uncooked ziti or other tubular pasta

Meat-Lover’s Pizza Casserole might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 25g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 556 calories. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. A mixture of bell pepper, onion, cheese blend, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the bacon you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Buckle as a dessert. It works well as an affordable main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 3-quart casserole with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package using minimum cook time. Return to saucepan.

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Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook and stir sausage, onion, bell pepper and garlic over medium-high heat about 7 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and onion is softened. Stir in pizza sauce, bacon and pepperoni.

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Pour mixture over cooked pasta; stir. Spoon half of pasta mixture (about 4 cups) into casserole.

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Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese. Spoon remaining pasta mixture on top.

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Bake 30 minutes; top with remaining 1 cup of cheese.

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Bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until hot and cheese is melted and bubbly.

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Servings:

227grams

bulk Italian sausage 8slices

bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled 2cloves

garlic, finely chopped 1medium

green bell pepper, chopped 227grams

cups shredded Italian cheese blend 118milliliters

medium onion, chopped 1packages

(3.5-oz size) sliced pepperoni 850grams

cans each) pizza sauce 454grams

uncooked ziti or other tubular pasta

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Antinori Badian a Passignano Chianti Classico Gran Selezione with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 60 dollars per bottle.