One Pot Pizza Pasta Bake
An easy crowd-pleasing one pot meal that the whole family will love! Everyone will be begging for seconds!
My name is Chung-Ah and I am a mini pepperoni hoarder.
As weird as that sounds, I really am.
After going to 5 different grocery stores to find mini pepperonis, how do you NOT hoard them?
The minute I hit the grocery jackpot, I loaded up the cart with 10 packages of mini pepperonis. I have no idea what I’m going to do with them but who knows when I am going to find mini pepperonis again?
At least I was able to use some of it in this one pot dish. Yes, I have yet another one pot recipe for you guys today. I just can’t get enough of these one pot meals!
Plus, I’ll do anything for less dishes. Jason is the occasional dishwasher but he always lets them sit for 2-3 hrs before cleaning them. I, on the hand hand, need to get them done the minute they hit the sink.
But with this – you’ll only find one dirty pot in the sink. And it’s the easiest pizza I have ever made. Plus, the mini pepperonis are so much fun to eat!
One Pot Pizza Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces spicy Italian sausage, casing removed
- ½ cup mini pepperoni, divided
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 8 ounces rotini pasta
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to broil.
- Heat olive oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add Italian sausage and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the sausage as it cooks; drain excess fat. Stir in 1/4 cup pepperoni until heated through, about 1 minute.
- Stir in tomato sauce, oregano, basil garlic powder, pasta and 1 1/2 cups water; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is cooked through, about 12-14 minutes.
- Remove from heat; top with mozzarella and remaining 1/4 cup pepperoni. Place into oven and cook until melted and golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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Walmart sells s Hormel Pepperoni Minis, 5 oz
http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_query=mini+pepperoni&adid=22222222220213964166&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=b&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=51103301145&wl4=&veh=sem
This was awesome! Thanks for sharing! I added some crushed red peppers to add some spice and did a whole pound of italian sausage! My family loved it 🙂
I got the pickiest and crankiest of eaters to say this was good. I’ve been adding onion and I want to try adding some green pepper at some point. Maybe even mushrooms to make it even more pizza-like. Thanks so much for sharing!
This was delicious, however didn’t even come close to feeding my family of 5! Will def make it again only double the recipe next time — and maybe add in some pizza topping veggies 🙂 thanks for sharing!!
Made this for dinner last week- used ground beef since that is what I had on hand- Could not have been easier! So yummy and only 1 pot!
The whole fan-damn-ily loved it! I added a can of unseasoned chopped tomatoes and rounded up the sausage to the full 15oz from the package. This is going to the front of our recipe book!
Can this recipe be doubled?
I have never tried doubling it myself but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work!
i just made this tonight and it was loved by everyone, including my 17 month old. I doubled the recipe and instead of adding a second can of tomato sauce, I substituted with a can of diced tomatoes. It turned out great! Thanks!
I doubled this recipe tonight….and it’s amazing! I just stirred the rest of the pepperonis and the cheese into the post and skipped the oven! I also did one can of tomato sauce and one can of rotel tomatoes
Adding the water and pasta into the dish is throwing me off – Does the water just absorb into everything? It won’t need drained?? Looks delish and this is being added into my meals for next week!
Yes, that’s exactly it! That’s the beauty of a one-pot meal.
Oh my this is amazing! You photos are just as amazing! What camera do you use to capture these great shots?
Thank you! I am currently shooting with a Canon EOS Rebel T2i and a 100mm f/2.8L IS. I only use natural lighting, and I utilize Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 to edit.
I made this tonight, and it was SO insane! ! Thank you for all of your recipes! You’ve made such an impact on my life! (I’ve lost 25lbs since following your blog and cooking these meals) your lower fat recipes are literally saving my life.
Some this looks like an easy and comforting recipe. Love the mini pepperonis, so cute! Pinned!
This food is divine. I’d love to make this again and again for my family. Even they have requested me to just do pasta recipes for my blog. Pasta lovers surely know no boundaries. 😛
I made this for dinner tonight, delicious! I only had regular sized pepperoni so it wasn’t as cute but I cut them up and it worked great. And I used whole wheat pasta, again because that is what I had. We loved it! Thanks for a great recipe.
To amp the flavors consider using real garlic (not powder), sauté a few shallots with the sausage, and add in a bag of spinach., The flavors will be even more yummy and the nutritional value greatly increased.
Thanks!
Great additions!! Thank you! Turned out really yummy.
Who knew mini pepperonis were so hard to find?? Now if I ever see them, I’m going to hoard them too! This looks incredible – what an aweseome dinner. And the mini pepperoni definitely makes the dish – so cute!!
Ha Ha! I thought I was the only special food hoarder around! I’m running out of room for all the things I just have to have for that “special” occasion. I guess I’ll have to add mini pepperonis to my list….
Mini pepperonis, squee! I love it. Aaaaaand pinning.
You’re making me so hungry with this!! Absolutely amazing 🙂
Mh, just in love with the “one pot” thing, looks awesome! 🙂
– Julia/ http://www.onekitchenblog.com
Oh my gosh the mini pepperonis are too cute!! Where did you find them?
You should be able to find it at your local grocery store. I would call ahead to make sure they have it in stock.
I live in the Los Angeles area and cannot find them. Which market has them in your area please?
I was able to find them at Ralphs.
Thank you. I can wait to make this.
I always find the minis at target
What brand of mini pepperoni is it? Hormel?