Pepperoni pizza pasta bake
Pepperoni pizza pasta bake

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, pepperoni pizza pasta bake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Pepperoni pizza pasta bake is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Pepperoni pizza pasta bake is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Reminiscent of classic pepperoni pizza, this weeknight casserole is made with a mess of curly noodles in place of the doughy crust, just the right ratio of sauce to melted cheese, and thin slices of pepperoni that crisp up as they bake. Then you'll love this simple pasta bake which has all the flavours of the famous topping. We've used oregano, pepperoni, mozzarella and passata and poured over rigatoni pasta.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook pepperoni pizza pasta bake using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pepperoni pizza pasta bake:
  1. Make ready 16 oz dry rigatoni pasta
  2. Make ready 1 can (28 oz) peeled San marzno tomatoes
  3. Prepare 1 can (28 Oz) tomato puree
  4. Get Pepperoni
  5. Prepare Mozzarella shredded cheese divided
  6. Make ready Black pepper
  7. Prepare Salt
  8. Prepare Basil
  9. Prepare Oregon
  10. Get Onion powder
  11. Take Garlic powder or Minced garlic
  12. Take 2 cups chicken stock for making in an instant pot only and one cup of water
  13. Make ready For seasoning they are made to taste a pinch of this a dash of that

I will always be a casserole person. They are generally really easy (throw all ingredients together, stir, bake), and they are complete meals. Top with remaining cheese and then pepperoni slices, finish with a little extra italian seasoning. A quick and easy pepperoni pasta bake recipe that is incredibly flavorful and tastes like a pepperoni pizza!

Steps to make Pepperoni pizza pasta bake:
  1. Cook rigatoni’s pasta to box Directions.
  2. In a big bowl combine all ingredients except the cheese and pepperoni and add the rigatoni pasta,mix… then spary a 13x9 baking dish. pour pasta mixture in baking dish…. crush the tomatoes before topping with some cheese cover with foil
  3. Bake at 400 till cheese melts remove from oven add the pepperoni and top it with more cheese place back in oven uncovered till cheese melts.
  4. NOTES- the tomatoes need to be crushed, I made mine in an pressure cooker so iam not sure where you crush them but you don’t want big tomatoes)
  5. For cooking in the instant pot- add all ingredient except the cheese and pepperoni… cook for 6 mins under pressure. Spary a 13x9 baking dish After you release the pressure mix it and crush the tomatoes and remove any pasta that burned and stuck to the bottom then add the pasta mixture to the baking dish
  6. Bake at 400 till cheese melts remove from oven add the pepperoni and top it with more cheese place back in oven uncovered till cheese melts. top with pepperoni and cheese cook in the oven uncovered at 400 till the pepperoni is done and cheese has melted. This won’t take long as the cheese melts as you put it on just want to brown it some.
  7. Sever with salad or garlic bread
  8. I didn’t have chicken broth so I used 2 bouillon cubes with 2 cups of water.
  9. Notes- my pasta burned and stuck to the bottom. I recommend not doing this in an instant pot or pressure cooker. My pictures look different because my pressure cooker as an air fryer lid as well so I didn’t need to put mine in the oven, if anyone was wondering why mine looks so different.

When I was in college, one of my roommates introduced me to the glory that is a "Pepperoni Pasta Bake". Casseroles· For the Kids· Holiday· Main Dishes· Uncategorized. This is one of my families FAVORITE meals! Its basically pepperoni pizza…in PASTA form! Any pasta noodle shape you want is fine 🙂..

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