Pizza Pasta Bake

By ezunich

Ingredients

• 8 oz campanelle pasta
• 5 oz stick pepperoni, sliced 1/8 inch thick
• 8 oz bulk Italian sausage
• 2 pkg button mushrooms, sliced (8 oz each)
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 tb minced garlic
• 2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 can crushed tomatoes (28 oz)
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 can sliced black olives, drained (3.8 oz)
• 8 oz fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan
• Thinly sliced fresh basil

Preparation

Step 1

Cook pasta according to directions, drain.
Preheat broiler to high, with rack 6-8 inches from element.
Saute pepperoni in a large pan over medium-high heat until beginning to crisp; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Brown sausage in pepperoni drippings, 8 minutes. Transfer sausage to separate paper-towel-lined plate.
Saute mushrooms in sausage drippings until browned. Add onion, garlic, Italian seasoning and pepper flakes; cook 1 minute more. Stir in tomatoes and cook until slightly thickened, 3 minutes.
Stir in cooked pasta, sausage and olives. Layer mozzarella over casserole and top with pepperoni.
Broil casserole until cheese is browned and bubbly. Sprinkle Parmesan over top of casserole and garnish with basil.