Best Sausage Pizza Pasta Recipes

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PIZZA PASTA BAKE WITH SAUSAGE



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This versatile one-dish pasta bake uses your favorite pizza ingredients like bell pepper, sausage, pepperoni, and olives--and you can use your family's favorite pasta shapes.

Provided by RAGÚ®

Categories     Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips     Ragu®

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pound any shape pasta (such as penne, farfalle, elbows)
1 pound Italian sausage
1 green bell pepper, diced
½ sweet onion, diced
4 ounces sliced pepperoni, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 ounces sliced black olives
2 ounces cream cheese
1 (24 ounce) jar RAGÚ® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package directions.
  • While pasta is cooking, cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat until just lightly pink. Add green bell pepper and onion to the sausage. Continue cooking until the meat is cooked through. Add the pepperoni, olives, cream cheese, and sauce. Cook over low heat until heated through and cheese has melted.
  • When pasta is done, drain and return to the pot. Stir the sausage mixture into the pasta; stir to coat the pasta.
  • Add half of the pasta mixture to prepared baking dish. Top with half of the mozzarella cheese. Spread the remaining pasta over the cheese and top with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with the Italian seasoning and place a few pepperoni slices on top, if you like.
  • Bake until the cheese has melted and the pasta is heated through, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 757.6 calories, Carbohydrate 71 g, Cholesterol 83.8 mg, Fat 36.8 g, Fiber 10.9 g, Protein 36.4 g, SaturatedFat 14.2 g, Sodium 1721.4 mg, Sugar 4.7 g

SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI PIZZA PASTA



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Quick-prep veggies and simple seasonings get this saucy meat-lover's pizza casserole on the table pronto. It's great for potlucks, too, as it can easily be doubled or tripled to feed a large group. -Julie Glisson Zdero, Racine, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 50m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 cups uncooked penne pasta
3 Italian sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 package (3-1/2 ounces) sliced pepperoni
3-1/2 cups water
2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
2 envelopes thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix
1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Steps:

  • Cook penne according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the sausage, mushrooms, pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender; drain and remove from pan., Cook pepperoni in the same pan until heated through. Return sausage mixture to the pan., Stir in the water, tomato paste, spaghetti sauce mix, olives, oil and garlic salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4-5 minutes to allow flavors to blend., Drain pasta; stir into sausage mixture. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 500 calories, Fat 26g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 44mg cholesterol, Sodium 1415mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 18g protein.

SAUSAGE PIZZA PASTA



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It's pizza in a bowl! Here's a terrific (and tasty) way to make sure your kids get the whole grains and vegetables they need to grow up big and strong. -Danna Holt, Shoals, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cups uncooked whole grain spiral pasta
1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce
1-1/2 cups water
1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Steps:

  • In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, mushrooms, green pepper and onion over medium heat 5-6 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain., Stir in pasta, pizza sauce, water, Italian seasoning and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-15 minutes or until pasta is tender. Remove from heat; sprinkle with cheese. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 358 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 577mg sodium, Carbohydrate 52g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 21g protein.

SMOKED SAUSAGE PIZZA PASTA SKILLET



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All the tasty things that make pizza delicious are piled in this one-pan meal for the easiest weeknight dinner.

Provided by Hillshire Farm(R) Brand

Categories     Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips     Hillshire Farm®

Time 17m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (10 ounce) package button mushrooms, quartered
1 (14 ounce) package Hillshire Farm® Smoked Sausage, diagonally cut into 1/4-inch slices
½ cup pepperoni slices, cut into halves
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon salt
1 (16 ounce) package whole wheat penne pasta, cooked according to package directions
2 cups marinara sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Steps:

  • Heat oven broiler.
  • Heat a large oven-safe 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add oil, mushrooms and smoked sausage; cook about 5 minutes until mushrooms are soft and smoked sausage is browned.
  • Add pepperoni, Italian seasoning and salt and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in cooked pasta and marinara sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella and place under the broiler just until cheese is melted and starting to bubble. Sprinkle with extra Italian seasoning to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 624 calories, Carbohydrate 42.9 g, Cholesterol 74.9 mg, Fat 37.8 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 26.8 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, Sodium 1551.1 mg, Sugar 9 g

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