Take just 20 minutes to put together this pasta bake, and dinner for the next night is done!
Make-Ahead Pizza Casserole
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 9 hr 40 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 lb mild Italian pork sausage
- 2 cups water
- 1 can (15 oz) pizza sauce
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with sweet onion, undrained
- 4 cups uncooked rotini pasta (10 oz)
- 1 can (2 1/4 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella or pizza cheese blend (6 oz)
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink; drain.
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Step2In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, mix water, pizza sauce and tomatoes. Stir in cooked sausage, uncooked pasta and olives (pasta should be completely covered with sauce). Cover tightly with foil; refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
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Step3When ready to bake, heat oven to 350°F. Stir casserole; cover with foil and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until bubbly.
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Step4Uncover baking dish; stir mixture. Sprinkle with cheese; bake uncovered 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition
500
Calories
22g
Total Fat
26g
Protein
50g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 200
- Total Fat
- 22g
- 34%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 19%
- Sodium
- 1250mg
- 52%
- Potassium
- 640mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 50g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 19%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 26g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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