Pizza Pasta

Kelly-Mom2Girls's Note:

I borrowed this recipe from Anna at AllRecipes. I changed it just slightly, it's quick and delicious.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 8 ounces rotini pasta (2.5 cups dry)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 small onion
• 1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 12 pepperoni slices , chopped
• 8 pepperoni slices , whole
• 2 cups pre-shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
3. In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef with onion until beef is brown. Drain. Combine beef mixture with spaghetti sauce, chopped pepperoni and cooked pasta and pour into a 9x13 inch (or 2 8" square) baking dish. Top with mozzarella & whole pepperoni.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until cheese is melted and golden.

Reviews

[Chef #562245]

This is really tasty and easy to make. The only thing I did differently was to add two cloves of minced garlic to the meat and used shell pasta because it was all I had on hand....Good job, Kelly!

[internetnut]

I gave this 3 stars. My 4 yrs old newphew & I both liked. First I had to use ziti as that's what I had on hand. I used 15 slices of pepperoni instead of 12. I only top the pasta with 1 cup of cheese. Overall this was good and I will make this again but I will cook my onions first a bit before adding in the ground beef and add in some garlic and seasonings as this was a bit bland for my taste. But boy was this super easy and fast my favorite kind of meals. Thanks for posting a good recipe. Christine (internetnut)