PEPPERONI PIZZA PASTA BAKE!
- Servings
- 4
Ingredients
- 3 cup cooked pasta spiral or elbows are my fav
- 1 1/2 cup tomato pasta sauce
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 lb Ground beef
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 cup cheese shredded
- 8 oz pepperoni slices
- Parlsey (optional garnish) optional
Method
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In a small saute pan, add your oil, onion, ground beef and garlic & heat until browned, set aside.
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Cook the pasta according to package directions and drain out the water.
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Preheat oven to 350F
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Place the pasta sauce, cream cheese, salt, pepper,HALF the pepperoni slices and Italian seasoning in a bowl and mix until well combined.
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add in the beef mixture stir well.
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Add in the pasta and gently mix until fully coated.
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Pour the pasta into a casserole dish and cover with the shredded cheese.
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Sprinkle with additional Italian seasoning and place remaining pepperoni slices on top.
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Cover casserole dish with tinfoil and bake for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted.
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You can remove the tinfoil for a couple minutes if you want to crisp up the cheese, or remove the dish from the oven once the cheese is melted.
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Serve immediately.
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ENJOY!
Nutrition per serving
Counted from 0 of the 1 ingredients; the rest have no figures recorded, so this is not a complete total.