Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pepperoni pizza pasta bake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pepperoni pizza pasta bake is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Pepperoni pizza pasta bake is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

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 have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pepperoni pizza pasta bake using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pepperoni pizza pasta bake:

1. Make ready 16 oz dry rigatoni pasta
2. Make ready 1 can (28 oz) peeled San marzno tomatoes
3. Make ready 1 can (28 Oz) tomato puree
4. Make ready Pepperoni
5. Take Mozzarella shredded cheese divided
6. Make ready Black pepper
7. Take Salt
8. Take Basil
9. Get Oregon
10. Make ready Onion powder
11. Make ready Garlic powder or Minced garlic
12. Take 2 cups chicken stock for making in an instant pot only and one cup of water
13. Prepare 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". Now this is a pasta bake the whole family will love. With the flavours of pepperoni pizza, you just can't go wrong! I added crumbled bacon and sliced black olives plus pizza/pasta seasoning and garlic powder.

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.

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. 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.

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