Pizza Pasta Bake
This Pizza Pasta Bake recipe will become a family favorite. Flavorful pizza sauce tossed with rotini noodles, pizza toppings and melted cheese.
Servings: 6
Calories: 564kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground italian sausage or ground beef
- 1/2 medium onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tsp italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 cups pizza sauce you can use spaghetti sauce if you like
- 3/4 cups water
- 3 cups rotini pasta measure before cooking
- 2 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded divided use
- 36 slices pepperoni divided use
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta well.
- Brown italian sausage with onion, garlic and Italian seasoning.
- Start preheating oven to 350F degrees
- Drain excess grease from italian sausage.
- In a large bowl, mix together pizza sauce and water.
- Add in cooked pasta, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, cooked ground beef and 20 slices of pepperoni (that have been sliced in half). Stir well.
- Spray 8 x 8 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour in pasta mixture.
- Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.
- Place remaining pepperoni slices on top.
- Cover with aluminum foil.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
- Remove aluminum foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes (until cheese is melted).
Nutrition
Calories: 564kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 1323mg | Potassium: 536mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 518IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 226mg | Iron: 2mg