Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty TL's Bacon Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Bake

TL's Bacon Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Bake. The secret to success when making a pasta bake is simple: Always start with slightly uncooked pasta. Soggy, overcooked noodles are the quickest way to take this pizza-inspired casserole (or any pasta casserole, for that matter) from hero to zero in a flash. Bacon and pepperoni pizza ! bacon pizza and pepperoni pizza - made from scratch using my homemade pizza dough.

Here's my homemade version of a family-favorite Italian restaurant entree. For a change of pace, I substitute hamburger for pepperoni, add Italian seasonings and use a mix of fun pasta shapes including rotini and corkscrew. Like baked ziti crossed with pepperoni pizza, this Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Casserole is so hearty, satisfying, and filling. You can cook TL's Bacon Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Bake using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of TL's Bacon Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Bake

1. You need of large jar of your favorite pasta sauce ( i used prego).
2. Prepare of sliced pepperoni.
3. It's of cooked and crumbled bacon.
4. You need of cooked and drained pasta noodles ( i used elbow mac).
5. It's of mozzarella cheese shredded.
6. It's of chopped green bell pepper.
7. It's of parmesan cheese.

It's a crowd-pleaser, and conveniently feeds a We love this Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Casserole for weekend treat meals. A quick and easy pepperoni pasta bake recipe that is incredibly flavorful and tastes like a pepperoni pizza! When I was in college, one of my roommates introduced me to the glory that is a "Pepperoni Pasta Bake". This is a hearty pizza macaroni bake jazzed up with pepperoni and sausage for pizza-like flavor.

TL's Bacon Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Bake instructions

1. Boil water with a pinch of sea salt and add pasta , cook until el dente or tender . drain and set aside..
2. Cook bacon, use paper towel and pat off grease then crumble. Set aside.
3. In a glass casserole dish spray with non stick spray..
4. Mix together the pasta, sauce, green pepper and Parmesan cheese . put a layer of the pasta layer in casserole dish..
5. Add half of the bacon crumbles and half of pepperoni and half of the cheese. Layer like you would a lasagna..
6. Put more of the pasta mixture and repeat step as before..
7. You should end with the cheese on top..
8. Bake in preheated oven set to 350°F. Bake about 30/min. Enjoy with a side salad and garlic bread :).

Stir in the sausage and onion, pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, and Canadian bacon. Gently mix in the cooked macaroni until evenly coated. This will be a new go-to weekly family dinner. Spread everything out evenly in the skillet. Top with the rest of the mozzarella cheese and arrange the reserved pepperoni on top.