Carol's Pizza Pasta

 Since "there is no new thing under the sun" there are other recipes for pasta with pizza flavors. This one was an experiment and a dinner we enjoyed.  Printable copy of recipe can be found here: Print copy of Pizza Pasta

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  You'll be using a 9" x 11" casserole baking dish.

Ingredients:

1 16-oz box rotini 

3 oz. pepperoni slices cut into strips

1 lb. ground sweet Italian sausage

1/2 medium onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1-6oz. can tomato sauce

1- 14oz. can diced tomatoes

1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning, dried

1 Tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

2-3 cups Mozzarella, shredded

Sliced olives. .  small can or large can to taste

Instructions

Cook noodles in large pot of boiling water until al dente

Blend can of tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian Seasoning, sugar, salt, and Worcestershire in blender.

Brown Italian sausage in deep skillet when meat is browned, add onions and garlic and saute until translucent.  Stir frequently. 

Add tomato sauce mix and sliced pepperoni and olives.  Simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Drain noodles.  Place back in same pot and toss with meat sauce.  Add a cup of mozzarella cheese and stir well.

Fill 9" x 11" casserole dish with noodle mixture.  Cover top with 1-2 cups Mozzarella depending on preference.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese on top is browned and bubbly.

Serve with freshly grated parmesan cheese.