How to Make Ultimate Pepperoni pizza pasta bake

Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, pepperoni pizza pasta bake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pepperoni pizza pasta bake is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. 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. Top with more mozzarella and grill until golden and bubbling.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have 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. Get 16 oz dry rigatoni pasta
2. Take 1 can (28 oz) peeled San marzno tomatoes
3. Get 1 can (28 Oz) tomato puree
4. Make ready Pepperoni
5. Make ready Mozzarella shredded cheese divided
6. Make ready Black pepper
7. Take Salt
8. Prepare Basil
9. Prepare Oregon
10. Prepare Onion powder
11. Make ready Garlic powder or Minced garlic
12. Prepare 2 cups chicken stock for making in an instant pot only and one cup of water
13. Prepare For seasoning they are made to taste a pinch of this a dash of that

Get the full one pan pepperoni pizza pasta bake recipe here. Its basically pepperoni pizza…in PASTA form! Any pasta noodle shape you want is fine.. Great for feeding a crowd too!

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.

Any pasta noodle shape you want is fine.. Great for feeding a crowd too! Add this yummy dish to your weekly dinner rotation! A delicious and simple pasta bake with all the great flavours of pizza. Like baked ziti crossed with pepperoni pizza, this Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Casserole is so hearty, satisfying, and filling.

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