Pepperoni pizza pasta bake
Pepperoni pizza pasta bake

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Pepperoni pizza pasta bake is only one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Pepperoni pizza pasta bake is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

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. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and place in a large bowl.

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

The ingredients needed to make Pepperoni pizza pasta bake:
  1. Make ready 16 oz dry rigatoni pasta
  2. Prepare 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. Get Black pepper
  7. Get Salt
  8. Take Basil
  9. Take Oregon
  10. Take Onion powder
  11. Get Garlic powder or Minced garlic
  12. Prepare 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

Pour out into your casserole dish and pat down evenly. Add in the pasta and gently mix until fully coated. Pour the pasta into a casserole dish and cover with the shredded cheese. Sprinkle with additional Italian seasoning and place remaining pepperoni slices on top.

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.

Since the pasta cooks twice, first on the stovetop and then in the oven, overcooking can be a problem if it boils for too long. It's all of the goodness of pepperoni "pizza" flavors, wrapped into a delicious and uber-simple pasta bake. We would always just use pasta, pepperoni, Mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce, which was a fabulous start. For a "lighter" version, you could of course sub in some turkey pepperoni, whole. Cook the pasta as directed on the box, drain and return to the pan.

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