Pizza Hut Cavatini

Copycat Pizza Hut Cavatini — assorted pasta baked with pepperoni, Italian sausage, hamburger, and Prego sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese.

ItalianPorkIntermediate45 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
8
  • 1 large green pepper, diced
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 oz margarine
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 lb assorted pasta (wheels, shells, spirals, ziti)
  • 0.5 lb pepperoni, sliced thin then halved
  • 8 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 0.5 lb hamburger, browned
  • 0.5 lb Italian sausage, browned
  • 16 oz meat-flavored Prego pasta sauce

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt margarine over medium-high heat; add onions, peppers, and garlic powder. Sauté 4 minutes.

  2. 2

    Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.

  3. 3

    Heat sauce and combine with cooked hamburger and sausage.

  4. 4

    Grease an 11×13 casserole dish. Layer: half the pasta, half the pepperoni, half the meat sauce.

  5. 5

    Repeat layers. Top with sautéed onion/pepper mixture, then shredded mozzarella.

  6. 6

    Bake until cheese melts and casserole is bubbling, about 20–25 minutes.

Tags

italianpastacopycatbakedpizza hutpepperoni