Cavatini Supreme Recipe
Cavatini Supreme is a pasta casserole with ground beef, pepperoni, red sauce, and loads of gooey mozzarella cheese. This comfort food pasta recipe is easy to make and it freezes well, so make a big batch!
Why You Must Make
When we were newlyweds, my in-laws would visit us armed with dinner. I remember loving my mother-in-law’s Cavatini Supreme recipe. I had no clue, until recently, that Cavatini Supreme was a dish you could order at Pizza Hut. Apparently, a copy-cat recipe went through the bridge club sect and my mother-in-law and Bill’s aunt had slightly different recipes. After checking out the recipe, I was thrilled to discover how easily it went from kitchen to table.
I’ve tweaked it by using homemade marinara vs. the jarred spaghetti sauce in the original recipe, but store-bought sauce makes it super easy. Adding some Italian sausage for a little spice is also a way to amp up the flavor, but all ground beef is delightfully delicious, too.
Cavatini Supreme – Family Favorite Recipe
Growing up in the Midwest, good, old fashioned comfort food was the norm. I can’t recall being served an entree salad for dinner or a meal without a healthy dose of carbs. Plus, any dish with an Italian flare was gobbled up with nary a complaint. I’m not sure if the cavatini supreme craze spread from coast to coast, but in my neck of the woods, it was the perfect casserole to cook up for a weeknight dinner, to take to a family with a new baby or a to a funeral dinner. Easy, scrumptious and always a hit.
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Cavatini Supreme
A pasta casserole with ground beef, pepperoni, red sauce and loads of gooey mozzarella cheese. This comfort food pasta recipe is easy to make and it freezes well, so make a big batch!
Ingredients
- ¾ pound ground beef
- ¾ pound mild Italian sausage
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 jar mushrooms or sauteed fresh mushroom slices
- 32 ounces marinara sauce, homemade or good quality store-bought
- ½ package pepperoni slices
- ½ pound pasta of your choice, cooked and drained (spirals are traditional, but I used medium shells or conchiglie)
- Garlic salt, Italian seasoning, to taste, optional
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan
- 2 cups shredded Mozzarella
Instructions
- 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 for about 30 minutes or until the dish is hot and the cheese is golden.
Notes
This is a Pizza Hut copycat recipe from Bill's Aunt Alice.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 621Total Fat: 36gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 1583mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 5gSugar: 13gProtein: 39g
104 Comments on “Cavatini Supreme Recipe”
I’d cook some vegan fettucine alfredo with tofu shirataki noodles.
I make a spicy shrimp pasta dish that I would love to cook in this!
Oh Liz, this pasta dish looks delicious…absolutely mouthwatering…and I am loving all the ground beef and sausage topped with gooey cheese…yum!
I hope you are having a great week 🙂
Chicken parm.. or my wife would, otherwise it would end up as some weird pseudo-edible dish.
I would like to cook a chicken cordon bleu casserole. This is a favorite of my family.
I would make a shrimp and noodle casserole.
I’d make some parmesan risotto with mushrooms.
I would cook pasta e fagioli is this.
I think I would make chicken pot pie!
I would make a chicken and veggie casserole.
This is a beautiful casserole. The first thing I will make is a veggie casserole!
What a delicious dinner and a pretty casserole! I’d love to make a springy chicken and rice dish in it!
Your recipe, of course!
I would give the dish to my sweet new little sister-in-law (since they eloped they didn’t get to do a registry and get stuff) and she’d probably make something delicious and vegan in it!
I love this cavatini in its fancy casserole pan – oven to table, what could be easier. I too love that hammered lid. Lucky you!
Whenever I hear ‘cavatini’ I always think of Pizza Hut’s Cavatini from the 70’s. I loved it! Your recipe sounds delish!!
what a great pan I would love one! but whats in it is even better drooling over here!
I would love to make a lasagna in this pan!!!
I am drooling over those melting cheese…totally irresistible!
That beautiful pan looks perfect for something you start on the stove and finish in the oven, I’m thinking pork chops:@) Your pasta looks great with all that melty cheese!