Quick & Easy Pizza Pasta Bake

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4
Servings

10m
Prep Time

45m
Cook Time

55m
Ready In

Recipe: #13670

August 06, 2014

recipe by:
rpgaymer

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recipe by:
rpgaymer

"I threw this together to use up some ingredients. It seems like a perfect weeknight meal that can be made in a flash. This recipe is very tweakable, so you don't have to use the same toppings listed here. Next time, instead of shrooms and peppers I will probably use anchovies & pineapple (my favorite pizza toppings!)"

Original recipe yields 4 servings

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Ingredients

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8 ounces dry pasta (rigatoni, penne, shells, or whatever you have on hand)
1 tablespoon oil (olive oil)
1 pound lean ground beef
1 can (15 ounce) pizza sauce

3 to 4 ounces pepperoni, half chopped and half thinly sliced
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 green bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
4 ounces mushrooms, sliced

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (417.2 g)
Calories 1044.5
Total Fat - 39 g
Saturated Fat - 16.2 g
Cholesterol - 157.8 mg
Sodium - 1003.1 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 119.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 7.9 g
Sugars - 44.8 g
Protein - 55.7 g
Calcium - 620.1 mg
Iron - 4.5 mg
Vitamin C - 33.5 mg
Thiamin - 0.4 mg

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F.

Step 2

Cook your pasta according to your package's directions. Once done, rinse under cold water & drain.

Step 3

While pasta is cooking, brown the beef in the olive oil. Add salt & pepper as it cooks, if desired. Drain, if needed.

Step 4

Remove beef from heat and stir in the pizza sauce, cooked pasta and the chopped pepperoni.

Step 5

Spread pasta mixture in a sprayed 9x12-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese, then top with bell peppers, mushrooms and the sliced pepperoni.

Step 6

Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, or until cheese is fully-melted and the sauce begins to bubble. Let rest for at least 5 minutes, then serve topped with red pepper flakes, grated Parmesan, Tobasco sauce, ketchup or whatever you usually put on pizza!