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Pizza Pasta Casserole

If you're looking for an easy weeknight dinner, look no further than this Pizza Pasta Casserole. It combines gluten-free pasta with all those delicious pizza topping flavors. This dish will become a new favorite for you and your family.
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Casserole, Gluten-Free, Pasta, Pizza
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 422kcal

Equipment

  • 9 x 13 casserole dish

Ingredients

  • 12 oz. gluten-free penne pasta
  • 50 oz. pasta sauce
  • 1 lb. Italian sausage
  • 6 oz. pepperonis
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese, plus a little more for on top of casserole
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • 6 oz. olives, sliced
  • 1/2 tbsp. dried oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large pot, cook pasta according to directions on box. Drain well and return back to pot.
  • In a large skillet, brown 1 pound of Italian sausage.
  • When sausage is almost cooked through, add in half of the package of pepperonis. Cook a few more minutes longer.
  • Add both jars of pasta sauce to meat mixture and mix together.
  • In the large pot with the cooked pasta in it, add the meat mixture, most of the sliced black olives (reserve a little for on top of casserole), mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, dried oregano, and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Mix all these ingredients thoroughly and pour into a 9 x 13" casserole baking dish.
  • Sprinkle a little more mozzarella cheese, rest of the sliced olives, and the other half of the pepperoni's on top.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 422kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 1571mg | Potassium: 562mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 724IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 229mg | Iron: 3mg
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