Pizza Penne Bake Recipe

There comes a time in every home cooks life when you really, really, really have a hankering for pizza.  Except dinner is in 30 minutes.  And you have no store bought dough.  And no time at all to put together a dough, let it rise, etc.

Might I suggest this pizza bake as an alternative?! It’s sure to cure that craving and it can be on the table in 30 minutes or less!

Here’s how it looks.  Boil the pasta…10-15 minutes, depending on the kind you use.  While the pasta is boiling, cut the pepperonis and the peppers and get out the cheeses.

Drain the pasta, reserving about 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water to help thin out the pizza sauce.  Put the saucepan or Dutch oven back on the burner with the water, pizza sauce, peppers and pepperoni and let cook for 2-3 minutes.  Reintroduce the pasta, toss, top with the cheese and then bake for about 10 minutes, or until cheese has melted.

30 minutes. Done!

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Pizza Penne Bake

Ingredients

1 lb. pasta noodles, such as penne, ziti, mostachioli or other “medium” shaped noodle
3/4 cup pizza sauce
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
About 30 pepperonis, cut in half
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
About 1 cup pizza blend shredded cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

 

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Cook the pasta as directed on the package in an ovenproof saucepan or Dutch oven. Save 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid and then drain.
  • To the same saucepan or Dutch oven, add the reserved cooking liquid and the pizza sauce and whisk together.  Then stir in the chopped peppers and halved pepperonis. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then add the drained pasta noodles.  Toss together.
  • Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the pasta and then sprinkle the pizza blend shredded cheese over top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes, or until cheese begins to melt.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve Pizza Penne Bake and kill that pizza craving!
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