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Kittencal's Sausage Pepperoni Penne Casserole

Here's how you make Kittencal's Sausage Pepperoni Penne Casserole
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 1h
  • Cook: 50m
  • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound Italian sausage links (casings removed)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 cups dry penne pasta (measure 3 cups before cooking, cooked only halfway, do not cook all the way the pasta will cook more in the oven — I use a scant 3/4 of a 1-pound package of penne)
  • 1 can (4 1/2 ounce) sliced mushrooms, drained
  • 1/4 pound pizza pepperoni (sliced, then sliced in half)
  • 1/4 cup black olives, sliced (canned, drained)
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • SAUCE
  • Oil (as desired)
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon crushed chili flakes (or adjust to taste)
  • 2 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce (Hunt's brand, do not substitute crushed tomatoes!)
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste (can use white salt)
  • Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup half and half (can use more)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Set oven rack to lowest position. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.

  • Step 2: In a large skillet cook the Italian sausage meat with garlic powder until lightly browned (don’t break up the meat too much leave chunky pieces, I also add in a couple tablespoons of oil for quicker browning) transfer to a large bowl.

  • Step 3: Mix in the cooked pasta, mushrooms, black olives and chopped pepperoni; set aside.

  • Step 4: In a medium pot heat oil over medium-high heat (use enough oil to coat the bottom the pot. Add in onion, Italian seasoning and oregano; cook for about 4 minutes or until onion is softened. Add in garlic, chili flakes; cook for 2 minutes. Add in tomato sauce and salt; bring to a simmer stirring. Reduce heat to low and simmer stirring frequently for about 1 hour, seasoning sith black pepper and move salt if needed about halfway through cooking (the sauce must cook for at least 1 hour)

  • Step 5: Remove from heat; mix in the cream. Pour the tomato sauce over the pasta mixture; toss to combine. Transfer to baking dish.

  • Step 6: Cover and bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for about 40 minutes. Remove from oven sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top; return to over and bake another 5-10 minutes or until hot an bubbly.


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