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Pizza Pasta Casserole is for Dinner.

Pizza Pasta Casserole takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Pizza Pasta Casserole takes 30 minutes to cook.

Pizza Pasta Casserole makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Pizza Pasta Casserole are:

1/2 pound ground beef or sausage
1/2 onion, chopped
1 recipe for my easy marinara sauce (you can use jarred sauce)
1 box whole wheat spiral pasta cooked and drained, reserving about 3/4 cups starchy liquid
1 1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 serving turkey pepperoni
1 cup green pepper strips

Here is how you make Pizza Pasta Casserole:

Cook pasta according to package directions, reserving 3/4 cup cooking liquid to thin the sauce, if desired. Meanwhile, cook the beef until no longer pink. Drain and set aside. Cook the onion in the same skillet, until tender. Add ground beef back to skillet. Stir in marinara sauce and pasta. Transfer to a greased 13x9x2" baking dish. Sprinkle with the cheese. Arrange pepperoni, peppers, and additional pizza toppings over the top. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

The nutritional information for Pizza Pasta Casserole is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 337.1

• Total Fat: 10.3 g
• Cholesterol: 36.8 mg
• Sodium: 208.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
• Protein: 19.8 g