Pizza Casserole

Pizza Casserole

Ingredients

2 cups (16.92 oz) low-sodium diced tomatoes (4 greens)

23.6 oz uncooked Italian turkey sausage ~Should yield 20 oz cooked (4 leans)

1 tsp dried oregano (2 condiment)

¼ tsp salt (1 condiment)

½ tsp fresh-ground pepper (1 condiment)

3 cups (7.62 oz) fresh brown Cremini mushrooms (6 greens)

1 cup ( 5.26 oz) green bell pepper chopped (2 greens)

6 oz grated part-skim Mozzarella cheese (1 leaner)

5 oz turkey pepperoni (1 lean)

Non-stick cooking spray

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F. Spray casserole dish with non-stick spray. Drain tomatoes, rinse and pat dry.

In a large non-stick pan, brown the Italian turkey sausage.

Wash mushrooms, dry, and slice into thick slices.

Layer bottom of the casserole dish with sausage, top with drained tomatoes and season with dried oregano, salt, and fresh-ground black pepper.

Heat 1 tsp of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, cook until liquid is released and mushrooms start to brown. Layer the mushrooms over the sausage-tomato mixture.

Sprinkle the grated Mozzarella over the top of the casserole. Layer with pepperoni pieces and green pepper on top of the cheese. Bake about 25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and starting to brown.