Easy Pizza Pasta Bake Casserole

When it comes to two favorite meals there is nothing like mashing them together to get this Pizza Pasta Bake! A quick and easy recipe the whole family will enjoy.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Pizza Pasta, Pizza Pasta Bake, Pizza Pasta Bake Recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 524kcal

Author Dana DeVolk

Ingredients

16 ounces rotini pasta
24 ounce jar spaghetti sauce
4 cups freshly shredded mozzarella cheese divided
7 ounces pepperoni rough chopped, plus more for garnish
½ teaspoon dried oregano
grated parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.
Cook the pasta per the directions on the box and drain well.
16 ounces rotini pasta
Add the cooked pasta to a large bowl along with the spaghetti sauce, 2 cups of the mozzarella, and the chopped pepperoni, and stir to combine fully.
24 ounce jar spaghetti sauce, 4 cups freshly shredded mozzarella cheese, 7 ounces pepperoni
Add the mixture to the greased baking dish.
Top with the remaining mozzarella and full pepperoni.
½ teaspoon dried oregano
Sprinkle with the dried oregano.
Cover with non-stick foil or grease foil with non-stick cooking spray. Place the foil, greased side down, onto the casserole. Bake for 15 minutes.
Take off the foil and bake an additional 15-20 minutes until the cheese is melted and everything is warmed through. Serve with a garnish of parmesan cheese.
grated parmesan cheese for serving

Notes

You can use any small pasta that you like, I like rotini because it really grabs the sauce and cheese.
Use freshly grated cheese as it melts better.
You can add any toppings/fillings that you like, see above for other ideas.
This can be frozen, again see above on how to do that.
You can halve this recipe to serve a smaller family.

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