Pizza Casserole-Stephanie Wright

Courtesy of Stephanie Wright:

1 lb ziti or other tubular pasta
1/2 lb Italian Sausage
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 cloves garlic
2 cans pizza sauce
8 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
1/2 pkg sliced pepperoni
2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend

Heat oven to 350. Cook and drain pasta, and put in a large bowl. Cook and stir sausage, onion, bell pepper and garlic over medium heat about 7 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and onion is softened. Stir in pizza sauce, bacon and pepperoni. Pour mixture in with noodles and stir together. Spoon half of the mixture over a 9x13 pan. Top with some cheese. Spoon rest of the mixture on top, and top with remaining cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes.