3-Meat Pizza Casserole

We love pizza in our house.  There have been times when we've broken down and ordered it twice a week.

So last night, on a typical would-be pizza-ordering night, I decided to throw this casserole together.  And oh man was it awesome!

First, the tasty ingredients:

 Pasta, sausage, onion, spaghetti sauce, cubed ham, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, and garlic

Cook pasta as directed.

Cook sausage, onion, and garlic until no longer pink and the juices run clear.

In a lightly greased baking dish, layer the ingredients in the following order:

.33 of the pasta

.33 of the sauce

1 bag of mozzarella cheese & parmesan cheese

Sausage and onion mixture

.5 of the remaining pasta

.5 of the remaining sauce

1 bag of mozzarella & parmesan

Ham

Remaining pasta

Remaining sauce, remaining cheese, and all the pepperoni

It looked amazing before it even went in the oven!

Bake for 40 minutes.

Omnomnomnomnom!

Recipe:

1 lb pasta (I used whole wheat rotini, but any manner of macaroni should be fine)

1 lb mild pork sausage

1 medium onion, chopped

2 26 oz jars spaghetti sauce (next time I'm going to try it with one spaghetti and one alfredo...mmm)

1 lb cubed cooked ham

.5 to 1 lb sliced pepperoni

3 8 oz bags of shredded mozzarella cheese

6 tbs grated parmesan cheese

2 tbs minced garlic

1)  Cook pasta according to package directions.

2)  Cook sausage, garlic, and onions until the juices run clear.

3)  In a lightly greased 9x13 baking pan, layer ingredients in the order below:

.33 pasta

.33 sauce

1 bag mozzarella cheese

2 tbs parmesan cheese

Sausage and onion mixture

.5 of remaining pasta

.5 of remaining sauce

1 bag mozzarella cheese

2 tbs parmesan cheese

Ham

All remaining pasta

All remaining sauce

All remaining mozzarella cheese

All remaining parmesan cheese

All pepperoni - cover the top with it.

4)  Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes.

Strength Modifier:

This was pretty filling.

Intelligence Modifier:

I firmly believe anyone with a kitchen can make this dish.

Wisdom Modifier:

While the ingredients are super easy to find, I doubt anyone keeps the quantities called for in their pantries.  Definitely merited a trip to the grocery for pretty much all the ingredients.

Charisma Modifier:

It tasted good, but, it could have used more garlic.  And I plan to try out either some flavored spaghetti sauces or even some alfredo sauce next time, to give it a little more depth of flavor.  And the pepperonis were the best part, and my husband and I agreed there weren't enough of them!  A pepperoni layer may be required next time, also.

Constitution Modifier:

This is probably the least healthy thing I've ever cooked for us.  I felt guilty about getting seconds.  Definitely made out for a rare indulgence.

Overall Score:

It was delicious and wonderful, but considering the fat content, the trip to the store, and the amount of modifications for a next attempt, it was not that fabulous.  It will probably be some time before I make it again, though it will crop up in our weekly menu again, I'm sure.