Pizza Radiatore Casserole

My family loves homemade pizza. This casserole takes the best flavors of sausage and black olive pizza and creates a warm casserole dish perfect any time of year. Best of all, it freezes fabulously. Make it in two casserole dishes and freeze one for a no hassle dinner on another night.

Ingredients:
1 pound of radiatore pasta (you may substitute any curly pasta, such as rotini)
1 pound ground Italian sausage
1 bell pepper, any color, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
4 ounces fresh mushrooms, chopped
1 small can sliced black olives
8 ounces (one cup or 1 small jar) of pizza sauce
2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese

Preparation:
Cook the pasta in boiling water according to package directions.
While the pasta cooks, brown the Italian sausage.
Remove from the pan and drain all but 1 tablespoon of oil.
Cook the bell pepper, onion, and mushrooms in the pan until crisp tender.
Drain the pasta.
Add the pasta, sauce, and Italian sausage to the pan and stir.
Spray one large or two small casserole dishes with cooking spray.
Put half the pasta mixture in the dishes and cover with half the cheese.
Repeat the layers one more time.
Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes, until the top is bubbly and brown.




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