Make-Ahead Pizza Casserole

Take just 20 minutes to put together this pasta bake, and dinner for the next night is done!

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ingredients 7
Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 9 hr 40 min

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)

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Directions

1 In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink; drain.
2 In 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.
3 When 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.
4 Uncover baking dish; stir mixture. Sprinkle with cheese; bake uncovered 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

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Expert Tips

Olives add some color contrast to this casserole, but you can omit them for a more kid-friendly meal. Serve with warm breadsticks and a green salad.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 500
Calories from Fat: 200),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 22g; 22%
(Saturated Fat 9g, 9% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 60mg; 60%;
Sodium: 1250mg; 1250%;
Total Carbohydrate: 50g; 50%
(Dietary Fiber 5g 5% Sugars 8g 8% ),
Protein: 26g; 26%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%;
Vitamin C: 10%;
Calcium: 25%;
Iron: 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 Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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segermom

report Posted Apr. 23, 2012 5:51 PM

UGH! Do not use uncooked pasta as your dish will be gummy pasta! It kinda, sorta tasted like pizza but was not anything I would ever make again. Pasta should be al dente not al gummy

Bevrs

report Posted Feb. 17, 2012 2:22 PM

I've never liked using uncooked pasta in a dish -- it's never turned out well -- so I cooked it beforehand and added it to the casserole (eliminating the water in the recipe). And after browning the sausage, I sautéd minced onion, garlic, and bell pepper (all of which I like on my pizza -- and this is supposedly a pizza casserole). Also, I am lactose-intollerant, so I used soy mozzarella. It came out fantastic, and hubby raved over it, having thirds. I will definitely make it again. However, I changed the name of the recipe to Baked Ziti, because that's how it came out, not like pizza.

gloriacollins

report Posted Aug. 23, 2011 8:44 PM

I'd like to see the nutritional conversion if I made this with turkey italian sausage and part-skim cheese; that would save a LOT of calories for the bread sticks!

kspurger

report Posted Jul. 15, 2010 3:10 PM

This is a great recipe to be able to make a day ahead if you are having company. It is easy to change the pizza ingredients ie the sausage. I used some sausage, some ground beef and some pepperoni. You can add or subtract vegetables. I will definitely make again.

Luckyme

report Posted Mar. 1, 2010 4:31 PM

I cut this recipe in half, and it turned out really good. I also added mushrooms. I couldn't find the diced tomatoes with sweet onions, so I used a can of diced tomatoes with green peppers. I also used hamburger instead of Italian sausage. Next time I will try the sausage. Easy too.