Cheesy Pizza Pasta
- 3 34 cups multigrain rotini pasta
- 34 lb lean Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 12 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced (3 cups)
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) candiced Italian tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (25 1/2 ounce) jaritalian herb pasta sauce
- 12 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1 (6 ounce) packagesliced turkey pepperoni
- 1 (8 ounce) bagshredded reduced-fat Italian cheese blend
- Pre-Heat oven to 350F
- In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
- Drain; return to Dutch oven.
- Meanwhile, in a non sticl skillet crumble sausage and brown.
- Add onion and mushrooms to sausage in skillet; cook 7 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, or until vegetables are tender.
- Stir in tomatoes; heat to boiling.
- Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 3 to 4 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Stir in pasta sauce and basil.
- Heat just to boiling.
- Add sausage mixture, pepperoni and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese to pasta in Dutch oven; stir until well mixed.
- Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish.
- Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.
- Bake 30 minutes or until bubbly and thoroughly heated.
- Remove foil; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
- Bake uncovered 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
rotini pasta, lean italian turkey sausage, onion, mushrooms, italian tomatoes, jaritalian herb pasta sauce, basil, pepperoni, italian cheese blend
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheesy-pizza-pasta-405978 (may not work)