Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, pepperoni pizza pasta bake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Pepperoni pizza pasta bake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Pepperoni pizza pasta bake is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

Reminiscent of classic pepperoni pizza, this weeknight casserole is made with a mess of curly noodles in place of the doughy crust, just the right ratio of sauce to melted cheese, and thin slices of pepperoni that crisp up as they bake. 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.

To begin with this 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 it.

The ingredients needed to make Pepperoni pizza pasta bake:

1. Make ready 16 oz dry rigatoni pasta
2. Take 1 can (28 oz) peeled San marzno tomatoes
3. Take 1 can (28 Oz) tomato puree
4. Take Pepperoni
5. Take Mozzarella shredded cheese divided
6. Take Black pepper
7. Take Salt
8. Prepare Basil
9. Prepare Oregon
10. Prepare Onion powder
11. Take Garlic powder or Minced garlic
12. Make ready 2 cups chicken stock for making in an instant pot only and one cup of water
13. Take For seasoning they are made to taste a pinch of this a dash of that

When I was in college, one of my roommates introduced me to the glory that is a "Pepperoni Pasta Bake". Like baked ziti crossed with pepperoni pizza, this Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Casserole is so hearty, satisfying, and filling. I will always be a casserole person. They are generally really easy (throw all ingredients together, stir, bake), and they are complete meals.

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.

I added crumbled bacon and sliced black olives plus pizza/pasta seasoning and garlic powder. Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Bake is a quick and easy meal that makes TWO generous servings. But the best part is, you can easily double or even triple this recipe to feed your whole crowd! This delicious and easy recipe will be a hit with your pickiest eaters. Now this is a pasta bake the whole family will love.

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