Tuesday, February 24, 2015

New Recipe: Pizza Pasta

Happy Tasty Tuesday!
I recently got two new skillets so I've been experimenting with a lot of dishes that start on the stove top and end in the oven, so stay tuned because there will be a lot of upcoming 'one pot' recipes in Monster Misa's future. This specific recipe took about 15 minutes to prepare which was perfect for a post-work dinner idea. It also made plenty of leftovers so you definitely get plenty of bang for your buck.
Ingredients:
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 package of hot Italian sausage
  • 1/2 cup mini pepperonis (you can get these at Walmart or at your local grocery store)
  • 1 16oz can of marinara sauce
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1.2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 box (8-10 oz) rotini pasta
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella 
  • ground pepper to taste
Directions:
  • Preheat oven to low broil. Heat olive oil in an oven proof skillet over medium high heat on burner. 
  • Remove sausage from casing and break into pieces with your hands, add it to olive oil skillet and brown for about 5 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup mini pepperonis for about 2 minutes.
  • Add marinara, oregano, basil, garlic powder, 1 1/2 cup water, and box of pasta to sausage mixture. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat to low until pasta is cooked through (about 12 minutes). Season with a bit of pepper.
  • Remove from heat and top with mozzarella cheese and remaining pepperonis. Put in oven and bake for about 3-4 minutes or until cheese melts to a golden brown color.
  • Serve and enjoy!
xoxo

3 comments:

  1. This looks SO good! Definitely going to have to make this soon!

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  2. Oh I've never seen pizza pasta before, but it's combining two of my favorite foods so I'm sure I'd love it!
    Nidhi
    An Unblurred Lady

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  3. Those are like two of my favorite foods put together!

    Lauren,
    http://www.atouchofsoutherngrace.com/

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