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    One Pot Cheesy Pizza Pasta Bake

    Published: February 14, 2020 · Updated: December 5, 2020 · By: Krissy · 6 Comments
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    All of your favorite pizza ingredients and baked penne pasta wrapped into a hearty one pot Italian inspired pasta bake dinner! Italian sausage, pepperoni, loads of vegetables, sauce, melted cheese and pasta create a savory and satisfying combination!

    scoop of baked penne pasta with pizza toppings

    Here's why this dinner recipe works:

    • Making a one pot pasta meal is actually quite genius because all you have to do is add all of the ingredients, including the pasta to the pot. That means clean up is easy!
    • This pasta bake is the best of both worlds. Pasta plus the flavors of your favorite pizza make a great combination!
    • You can change out the "toppings" to match your pizza preferences.

    So many great tasting ingredients:

    • Meat: I used both spicy Italian sausage and pepperoni.
    • Vegetables: I chose what I like on my pizza - onion, bell pepper, garlic, artichoke hearts, basil, and olives (they count as a vegetable, right?)
    • Pasta sauce: Just choose your favorite go-to brand that you most likely already have on hand.
    • Mozzarella: You can use a bag of pre-shredded or you can buy a block and grate it yourself. I think whole milk mozzarella works best.
    • Penne pasta: Feel free to use any kind of bite sized pasta you'd like, but penne works great in this recipe because it really absorbs the flavors, sauce and cheese!

    chopped pepperoni, onions, peppers, garlic, olives, artichoke, basil

    Here's how to make my pizza pasta bake:

    1. In a dutch oven or oven safe pot, cook the Italian sausage with the onion and bell pepper until the meat is slightly browned and crumbly. Add the garlic and half the pepperoni, stir, and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
    2. Add the artichoke hearts, basil, pasta sauce, water, and pasta. Stir everything well, cover, and cook until pasta is tender. pasta bake recipe in pot
    3. Cover everything with shredded mozzarella, olives, and the remaining pepperoni. one pot penne pasta bake topped with cheese, pepperoni and olives
    4. Bake the pasta bake in your preheated oven for 5-10 minutes until the cheese has fully melted.

    Top tips for making this pasta bake:

    • Be sure that the pot you use is oven safe since you'll start the recipe on the cook top and it will finish cooking in a hot oven.
    • Cook the pasta al dente on the stove since it will finish cooking in the oven. Taste it and when it's just soft enough to chew, it's time to let it finish cooking during the baking process.
    • Change out any of the toppings based on your preferences. Ground beef would work well instead of or in addition to the sausage and pepperoni. Mushrooms would be a great addition - I would add them in at the same time as the onion.
    • Since there is some chopping prep involved, get all of your ingredients ready ahead of time so that the cooking process is quick and easy.

    scoop of italian pasta bake

    The leftovers taste even better! You'll definitely want to try this recipe out for your next family dinner.

    Be sure to leave me a comment if you make this recipe to let me know what you think!

    Dinner doesn't get much better than this One Pot Cheesy Pizza Pasta Bake which is easy to make comfort food that is oh-so-delicious .

    One Pot Cheesy Pizza Pasta Bake

    All of your favorite pizza ingredients and baked penne pasta wrapped into a hearty one pot Italian inspired pasta bake dinner!
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Scale: 6 servings
    Recipe Created By: Krissy Allori

    Ingredients

    • 13 ounces spicy italian sausage (removed from casing)
    • 1 small onion (diced)
    • ½ red bell pepper (diced)
    • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
    • 3-4 ounces pepperoni (divided)
    • ¼ cup artichoke hearts
    • ¼ cup fresh basil
    • 14 ounces pasta sauce
    • 1 ½ cups water
    • 8 ounces pasta
    • 8 ounces mozzarella (grated)
    • ¼ cup black olives (sliced)

    Instructions

    • In dutch oven over medium high heat, cook sausage with onion and pepper until meat is slightly browned, 10-15 minutes. Add garlic and half the pepperoni, stir, and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
    • Add artichoke hearts, basil, pasta sauce, water, and pasta. Stir well and cover. Cook over medium high heat for 7-10 minutes until pasta is tender. While pasta is cooking, preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
    • When pasta is cooked, cover with shredded mozzarella as well as remaining pepperoni and olives. Bake in preheated oven for 5-10 minutes until cheese has fully melted.

    Notes

    Top tips for making this pasta bake:

    • Be sure that the pot you use is oven safe since you'll start the recipe on the cook top and it will finish cooking in a hot oven.
    • Cook the pasta al dente on the stove since it will finish cooking in the oven. Taste it and when it's just soft enough to chew, it's time to let it finish cooking during the baking process.
    • Change out any of the toppings based on your preferences. Ground beef would work well instead of or in addition to the sausage and pepperoni. Mushrooms would be a great addition - I would add them in at the same time as the onion.

    NUTRITION INFORMATION

    Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 1408mg | Potassium: 565mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1011IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 233mg | Iron: 2mg
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    This post was originally published in November 2015 but has been updated with more information and cooking tips. Don't worry - I didn't change the recipe!

    Dinner doesn't get much better than this One Pot Cheesy Pizza Pasta Bake which is easy to make comfort food that is oh-so-delicious

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    Comments

    1. Rachael Yerkes

      January 10, 2020 at 7:36 am

      5 stars
      pizza and pasta in one, so good!

      Reply
    2. Paige

      January 10, 2020 at 7:35 am

      5 stars
      What a GREAT idea this is! I love it! I will be making this one for sure, it looks delicious!

      Reply
    3. Billy

      January 10, 2020 at 5:57 am

      5 stars
      We love this making this. Such a simple weeknight meal and it is so dang tasty, plus cleanup is next to nothing. Thank you!

      Reply
    4. Betsy

      January 09, 2020 at 8:10 pm

      5 stars
      Wonderfully delicious! I love how versatile this is; how easy it is to change it up and put in whatever pizza ingredients I have on hand. We love zucchini on our pizza so I'll probably include some thinly sliced zucchini next time.

      Reply
    5. Jesse

      November 09, 2015 at 3:21 pm

      Wow. 🙂

      Reply
      • Brenda Perez

        May 01, 2016 at 1:00 am

        I like more recipes thanks

        Reply

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