Best Spaghetti Crust Sausage Pizza Casserole Recipes

SPAGHETTI PIZZA I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse with cold water.
• Combine egg, milk, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese, salt, and garlic salt in a large bowl. Stir in cooked spaghetti; mix well.
• Spread mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread sauce over spaghetti. Sprinkle with oregano, basil, and the remaining 1 1/2 cups mozzarella. Top with pepperoni, return to oven, and bake until cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown, about 30 minutes more. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH & SAUSAGE PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Pierce squash in several place with fork. Microwave on HIGH 15 min. or until tender.
• Meanwhile, brown sausage with peppers in large skillet; drain. Return sausage mixture to skillet. Add pasta sauce and oregano; mix well. Bring to boil, stirring frequently. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally.
• Cut squash in half; remove and discard seeds. Scrape squash into strands with fork; place in large bowl. Add eggs; mix well. Add pasta sauce mixture and mozzarella; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with Parmesan.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until casserole is heated through and top is lightly browned.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Brown sausage, onions, garlic, green pepper, and mushrooms in a skillet over medium high heat for 6-8 minutes until sausage is cooked, stirring frequently. Drain and return sausage mixture to warm skillet.
• Stir 3 tablespoons flour into the sausage and vegetables and then add spaghetti sauce, mixing well. Bring to a boil stirring often. Pour into lightly greased 6x10 or 8x8 baking dish and top with shredded Italian cheese. A blend of Italian cheeses works well but use whatever you like or have on hand.
• Beat egg and stir in milk, oil, salt until well blended. Stir in the remaining flour and parmesan cheese and mix well. It should be pourable and not a dough like biscuits so adjust with a bit more flour or milk as needed. Pour over sausage/cheese in casserole covering the entire top evenly. Sprinkle a little more shredded parmesan cheese on top if desired.
• Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares for serving.

PIZZA-BAKED SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray. In Dutch oven, cook and drain pasta as directed on package, using minimum cook time. Return spaghetti to Dutch oven.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. In Dutch oven, toss spaghetti, sausage, pizza sauce and pepperoni.
• In medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and eggs. Spoon half of spaghetti mixture into baking dish. Dollop with ricotta mixture; spread evenly over top. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Top with remaining spaghetti mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Bake uncovered 30 to 35 minutes or until bubbly. Garnish with basil.

SAUSAGE SPAGHETTI PIE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet, saute sausage for 3-4 minutes or until browned; stir in spaghetti sauce. , In a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese and 1 egg white; set aside. Drain spaghetti; add Parmesan cheese and remaining egg whites. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate coated with cooking spray. Spoon ricotta mixture into crust. Top with sausage mixture. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and filling is heated through. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

PIZZA SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 14-inch deep-dish pizza pan with cooking spray. Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package, using minimum cook time.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook sausage in oil 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked. With slotted spoon, remove sausage from skillet; set aside. Cook mushrooms in drippings over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender.
• Place cooked spaghetti in pizza pan; top with sausage, pasta sauce, pepperoni, mushrooms and cheeses.
• Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.