Protein Pizza Pasta Casserole

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Protein Pizza Pasta Casserole

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Author: JessicaLeighWellness

This pizza pasta hybrid dinner is the perfect meal when you want pizza but also a little more protein and you need something easy but homemade!

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 box of sliced white mushrooms
• 1 jar tomato basil pasta sauce
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 box of chickpea pasta
• 1 package of pepperoni
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil.
3. In a pan saute the mushrooms with olive oil until tender. Take out and place on a plate for later.
4. In a bowl add 1 lb ground turkey, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, 1;2 tsp black pepper and salt. Brown in a pan on the stove top.
5. Add pasta to the boiling water and cook for 6-7 minutes.
6. Add the cooked pasta to the ground turkey and mix with 1/2 the jar of pasta sauce.
7. In the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish spread pasta sauce then layer the meat/pasta mixture, add mozzarella cheese and the toppings and repeat this 2 more times.
8. Cook for 20-25 minutes in the oven uncovered