Name: Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 1 lb Italian sausage; ½ cup onion; ¾ cup mini pepperoni; 1 tsp garlic; 24 oz marinara sauce; 2½ cups water; salt and pepper; 12 oz rotini; 1½ cups Mozzarella cheese; 1 tbsp parsley

Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe

How To Make Easy Pizza Pasta

Grab a bite of this cheesy and flavorful pizza pasta for your next weeknight meal! It’s a one pot, no-fuss meal that can be whipped up in just 30 minutes.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tspolive oil
1lbItalian sausage,mild, casings removed
½cuponion,finely diced
¾cupmini pepperoni,divided use
1tspgarlic,minced
24ozmarinara sauce
2½cupswater
salt and pepper,to taste
12ozrotini,or penne or other short pasta
1½cupsmozzarella cheese,shredded
1tbspparsley,chopped

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large, deep pan over medium heat.
Add the sausage, then cook for 4 to 5 minutes, breaking up the meat with a spatula, until browned.
Add the onion to the pan, then cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until translucent.
Add ½ cup of pepperoni and the garlic, then cook for 1 minute.
Add the marinara sauce, water, salt, pepper and pasta to the pot, then bring to a simmer.
Cover the pot, then cook over low heat for 12 to 14 minutes or until the pasta is tender.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Sprinkle the cheese over the pasta, then arrange the remaining ¼ cup of pepperoni on the cheese.
Bake for 4 to 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Sprinkle with parsley, serve, and enjoy!