Cavatini Supreme Recipes

CAVATINI SUPREME

Steps:

• In a large oven safe skillet, saute ground beef and sausage with onions and pepper. When meat is browned, remove from heat and drain. Add mushrooms, marinara, and pasta and mix well. Taste and add seasonings if needed. Mix in pepperoni, Top with Parmesan, then Mozzarella.
• Preheat oven to 350º. Bake about 30 minutes or until the dish is hot and cheese is golden.

PIZZA HUT CAVATINI

Steps:

• Mise en place. Brown ground Italian sausage until 90% cooked. Drain. Press out excess grease with a paper towel if desired.
• Add peppers, onions, and mushrooms and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring often. Add sauce and spices. Bring to a slight boil. Remove from heat. Set aside.
• Cook pastas according to package directions. Rinse in cool water. Drain. Set aside.
• Spray a 9" x 13" casserole dish (glass is best with this recipe) with non-stick spray. Layer 1/3 of the pasta, spoon on 1/3 of sauce. Top with 1/3 of the pepperoni and then 1/3 of the cheese.
• Repeat layers: pasta, sauce, pepperoni, cheese.
• Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until mixture is bubbly and cheese is melted. Check after 30 minutes and cover if browning too quickly.

CAVATINI II

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine green pepper, onion, pepperoni, mushrooms, tomato paste, spaghetti sauce, and garlic. Cover, and simmer for one hour.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together pasta, ricotta, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, and Parmesan. In a 9x13 inch baking dish, alternate pasta and cheese mixture and sauce mixture, ending with sauce. Top with remaining mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

PIZZA HUT CAVATINI

Steps:

• Melt margarine over medium high heat in a skillet. Add peppers, onions, and garlic powder. Saute for about 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta according to box directions.
• Heat sauce and combine with cooked hamburger and cooked sausage.
• Use cooking spray to lightly grease an 11 X 13 casserole dish. Place 1/2 of the cooked pasta in the dish, followed by 1/2 the vegetables, 1/2 of the pepperoni, and 1/2 sauce. Repeat another layer. Spread mozzarella cheese over top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until cheese is melted.

EASY CAVATINI

Steps:

• Chop the onion and green pepper.
• Cook pastas together; drain well.
• Saute beef, onion, and green pepper until beef is no longer pink and vegetables are soft. Add the pepperoni and heat thoroughly. Drain excess grease.
• Add spaghetti sauce and simmer 5 minutes.
• Spray a 3-qt casserole with cooking spray. Put 1/2 of the pasta in the casserole. Spoon 1/2 of the meat sauce mixture over the pasta. Spoon the container of cottage cheese over the sauce. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese.
• Top with the remaining pasta, then sauce, then mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

PIZZA HUT CAVATINI COPYCAT

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to box directions.
• Heat sauce & combine with cooked hamburger and cooked sausage.
• In a 11 X 13 pan, sprayed with Pam cooking spray, layer noodles and sauce. Top layer with pepperoni, onions and green peppers, mushrooms and cheeses. Make about 3 layers and top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until cheese is melted.

QUICK CAVATINI (SUPREME PIZZA PASTA)

Steps:

• Cook pasta to al dente stage. Drain and set aside.
• Brown ground beef and onion in large pan. Drain beef and return to pan.
• Add sauce, pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, green pepper, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Allow to simmer 5 minutes.
• Add pasta to pan and mix well.
• Spoon into casserole dish and top with mozzarella.
• Bake at 350* for 15 minutes (will need longer if previously refrigerated or frozen) until cheese is melted and bubbly.