Pizza Casserole Deluxe

Name: Pizza Casserole Deluxe
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 227 grams 1/2 package sliced baby portobello mushrooms; 237 milliliters sliced black olives; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps butter; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 medium sizes green bell pepper, chopped; 454 grams package ground mild Italian sausage; 710 milliliters half-and-half; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided; 737 grams marinara sauce; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 118 milliliters pepperoni slices, chopped; 8 pepperoni slices; 1 medium sizes red bell pepper, chopped; 1 medium sizes red onion, chopped; 454 grams package rigatoni pasta; 473 milliliters ounces fresh mozzarella, shredded; 227 grams package shredded mozzarella cheese

Pizza Casserole Deluxe might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 663 calories, 29g of protein, and 40g of fat. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Head to the store and pick up bell pepper, marinara sauce, bell pepper, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Cook sausage and garlic in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes or until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink.

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Sausage

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove with a slotted spoon, reserving drippings in skillet.

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Slotted Spoon

Frying Pan

Drain sausage mixture on paper towels, and transfer to a medium bowl. Stir marinara sauce and 1/2 tsp. salt into sausage mixture.

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Marinara Sauce

Sausage

Salt

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Paper Towels

Bowl

Saut onion and next 3 ingredients in hot drippings 5 minutes or until tender; stir in olives and chopped pepperoni. Reserve 1/4 cup onion mixture.

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Pepperoni

Olives

Onion

Prepare pasta according to package directions in a large Dutch oven.

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Pasta

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Dutch Oven

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in half-and-half; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 7 to 10 minutes or until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in fresh mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, pepper, and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt.

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Fresh Mozzarella

Parmesan

Butter

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Pour sauce over pasta in Dutch oven, stirring to coat. Stir in onion mixture.

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Onion

Pasta

Sauce

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Dutch Oven

Transfer pasta mixture to a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish, and top with sausage mixture, packaged mozzarella cheese, reserved 1/4 cup onion mixture, and pepperoni slices.

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Mozzarella

Pepperoni Slices

Sausage

Onion

Pasta

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Baking Pan