Quick and Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe

I love a good play on a traditional recipe.  Take this Quick and Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe for example.  

All the great flavors of your favorite pizza, but in the form of a yummy pasta dish!  I can't wait to share the easy and affordable meal with you so...

Let's Get Started!

For this Quick and Easy Pasta Recipe you will need a few simple ingredients:

• 1 lb of your favorite Pasta
• 1 lb of Pork Sausage
• 1 package of sliced Pepperoni, cut into quarter pieces. (reserve slices for top)
• 1 14 oz jar of Pizza Sauce
• 1 Green Bell Pepper, diced
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
• 2 c Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
• Salt and Pepper, to taste 

To begin you will need to prepare your pasta.  Of course you can do this the traditional way, but my new favorite way to make pasta is in my Instant Pot!  There is no draining and it comes out perfect EVERY TIME!  Let me show you how I do it. 

Place the uncooked pasta into the Pressure Cooker insert with 4 cups of water and 1 tsp of salt.

Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the valve is set to SEALING.

Press the MANUAL button and adjust the timer to 10 minutes.  Let the the Instant Pot come to pressure and do a quick release (turn the valve to venting) when the cooking time has elapsed.  Pasta comes out perfect every time.

While your pasta is cooking go ahead and place a deep skillet over medium/high heat and allow the pan to get hot.

**I like to use an oven safe pan because this is going under the broiler later, but if you do not have one, you can transfer to a baking dish.**

Add the pork sausage to the pan.

Add the salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.

Cook until brown and no longer pink.

Add the diced green pepper and cook until soft and tender.

Add the quartered pieces of pepperoni to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes.

When the pasta is finished cooking add it to the pan.

Isn't this pasta super fun?  I loved it!

Add the jar of pizza sauce to the pan followed by a half jar of water.

Stir everything together and top with the cheese.

Because this is a Quick and Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe, you want it to LOOK like pizza so add a few slices of pepperoni to the top.

Place under the broiler until the cheese has melted and is bubbly and brown.

OH.MY.STARS!  Look how yummy and gorgeous that pan of cheese and pasta looks!  I can't wait to dive in!

De-Lish!

The best part about this Quick and Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe is that you can adjust the ingredients to whatever pizza toppings you like.  I used pepperoni and sausage because that is my husband's favorite, but for me I would have used green pepper, onions, mushrooms, black olives, and banana peppers.  The choices are endless.  One thing I DO know is that EVERYONE is gonna love it so get in the kitchen and give this Quick and Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe a try TONIGHT!

And as always,

Happy Reading, Happy Eating, and Happy Living,
~The Kitchen Wife~

Yield: 6-8

Author: Mandee Pogue

Quick and Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe

This Quick and Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe combines all your traditional pizza favorites in one pan of pasta in under 20 minutes! It's sure to be a family favorite.

prep time: 5 Mcook time: 20 Mtotal time: 25 M

ingredients:

• 1 lb of your favorite Pasta
• 1 lb of Pork Sausage
• 1 package of sliced Pepperoni, cut into quarter pieces. (reserve slices for top)
• 1 14 oz jar of Pizza Sauce
• 1 Green Bell Pepper, diced
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
• 2 c Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
• Salt and Pepper, to taste

instructions:

How to cook Quick and Easy Pizza Pasta Recipe

1. Prepare the pasta.*
2. Brown sausage in a deep, oven safe skillet.**
3. Add the salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. 
4. Add the green bell pepper and cook until soft and tender. 
5. Add the pepperoni and cook 2-3 minutes. 
6. Add the fully cooked pasta.
7. Add the pizza sauce and a half jar of water.
8. Stir everything together and top with cheese. 
9. Place slices of pepperoni over the top.
10. Place under broiler until cheese is melted, brown, and bubbly. 
11. Serve and Enjoy!

NOTES:

*Cooking Instructions for Pasta in the Instant Pot:
Place pasta and 4 cups of water and a tsp of salt into the Instant Pot insert.
Place lid on the Instant Pot and make sure valve is set to SEALING.
Press the MANUAL button and cook for 10 minutes.
Do a quick release after finished cooking.
Stir and Enjoy!

**If you skillet is not oven-safe add all the ingredients to a baking dish before topping with the cheese.

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