My dearest friend just had her second baby a week ago and I wanted to take them dinner. I had a dish similar to this once and it came to my mind, so I thought it would be a great dish to make for them. I made this for us earlier in the week to test it out and make sure it turned out good before I made it for them. It was so fabulous! Adam said it had definitely better go on our regular rotation. So I made another one for them and they loved it too! You could add any of your favorite pizza toppings into this: green pepper, mushrooms, olives, ham, etc. This is a great weeknight dish! I bet you could even brown the meat, cook the noodles, and assemble it and put it in the freezer and then thaw it out and bake when you are ready.
Pizza Pasta Bake
Source: Taste of Home
Makes one 9 x 13 dish
Ingredients:
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 box of rotini noodles (approx. 2 1/2 cups)
1 jar spaghetti sauce (approx. 4 cups)
1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
salt & pepper to taste
8 oz. shredded mozzarella or cheese of your choice*
Sliced Pepperoni
Other Toppings of Your Choice
Directions:
Preheat oven 35o degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 dish with cooking spray.
In a large skillet, add the olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add in the onions and saute for a couple minutes, until slightly translucent. Add ground beef and cook until browned and cooked through.
Meanwhile, bring a medium sized pot of water to boil. Once boiling add a sprinkling of salt and then add in the rotini noodles. Cook according to package directions, until al dente. Drain noodles.
In a large bowl, place the beef mixture. Add in the spaghetti sauce, Italian seasoning, pinch salt & pepper. Stir together. Add in cooked noodles and stir together.
Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top with shredded cheese. Place pepperoni slices on top and any additional toppings of your choice.
Bake for approximately 25 to 30 minutes, until cheese has melted and mixture is slightly bubbly.
Notes: *I used a 4 cheese Mexican blend for ours because that’s what I had on hand.
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mmm, i love simple pasta bakes like this one! delish!
Thanks so much Sarah!
My family is going to love this.
Hope they enjoy it Michelle!
i so enjoy these types of pasta bakes…not only for the ease of family dinners at home…but a great recipe to provide to a family!
Yes it was a great meal to take to a family! Easy to prepare and transport!
I love pasta bakes–easy to make and lots of leftovers. I never thought to do a pizza pasta bake!! Great idea and the kids will love it too (and the husband!).
Yes I bet kids will love it!:) And we got 3 or 4 meals out of this for 2 people.
Oh wow, this is absolutely perfect. I love everything about it, it’s pasta, pizza and an easy meal all rolled into one. I can’t wait to make this because this looks absolutely mouthwatering delicious!
Krystal, it’s so good and so easy! I bet your family will love it! Thanks so much!:)
I can see this becoming a favorite in our house, too. Can’t wait to try it!
I definitely think it’s going to be a regular in our house! Hope you all enjoy it too!
Made this tonight and everyone LOVED it. A few changes was I sauteed onion, mushrooms & sausage with Classico’s Basil & Pesto sauce. This is an oil based brush for pizza dough with lots of spices and flavor in it. Use it sparingly b/c it’s rich in flavor, but it brought more of a pizza taste than just olive oil would have. Also used pepper jack cheese just because its a fav around our house and it turned out great as well. Thanks for a great supper idea and I’m a newby to your blog, but lots of things I want to try out!!!
I’m so glad everyone loved it! Great idea to use that pesto sauce and pepper jack cheese! I am definitely going to try the onion and mushrooms next time, glad to know that works well! And so glad you to have you as a reader Kelly!:)