Zesty Pizza Casserole with Italian Style Chicken Sausage

Johnsonville

1/3 cup each chopped red, green and yellow peppers

1 Tbsp olive oil

4 cups cooked radiatorre noodles

1 jar (15 ounces) pizza sauce

1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano

1 package (12 ounces) three cheese Italian style chicken sausage, cooked according to package directions and sliced ¼ inch thick

½ cup shredded reduced-fat Italian blend cheese

Pretty pretty peppers!

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. In a skillet, saute the peppers in oil. Add the noodles, sauce, tomatoes, and sausage. Mix until combined. 

Unfortunately I couldn't find gluten-free radiatorre noodles, which is sad becuase they're really neat. I used GF macaroni instead.

Pour into a greased 11-inch x 7-inch baking dish. Cover and bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with cheese and bake, uncovered, and additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Everything's better topped with cheese!

My Rating: 3/5 "I was expecting a lot of flavor in here because there are so many flavorful ingredients. Unfortunately the only thing that was really interesting in that respect was the sausage (and that was probably becuase I used chipotle chicken sausage instead of what the recipe asked for). It also doesn't really have the substantial feel you'd expect a casserole to have; just noodles and sauce, really. Maybe more cheese would help? I dunno - give it a whirl and see."