Recipe: Pizza Pasta Casserole

 If you need a quick meal for a winter night dinner, this is a good meal that you can customize for your tastes.

Pizza Pasta Casserole

12 oz. pasta (Use up what you have in your pantry!  Elbow, bowtie, rotini, penne etc.)

24 oz. jar spaghetti sauce

Seasonings: salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, oregano

1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese

Mix ins:

1 lb. ground sausage

1/2 cup sliced pepperoni

sliced black olives

mushrooms

onions

green peppers

Basically, anything you like for pizza toppings, throw it in!  

Boil the pasta.  Drain.

Fry the sausage.  Add onion to the sausage.  Drain grease. Return to skillet and add the sauce, seasonings and all the other toppings.  Heat through. Add in the pasta. Transfer to a baking dish.  Top with cheese and place in oven until the cheese is melted.