This super easy pizza pasta bake is one of our family favorites! It's creamy, cheesy, and gives all the flavors of your favorite pizza. A quick and easy dinner that your entire family will love.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword casserole, pasta, pizza
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Author Meghan Kay
Equipment
1 13x9 casserole dish
Ingredients
16ozdry pasta
24ozmarinara sauce
12oztomato sauce
5ozpepperoni slices
8ozmozzarella cheese
15ozricotta cheese
salt and pepper to taste
½teaspooncrushed red pepper
1teaspoonitalian seasoning
1teaspoononion powder
1teaspoonoregano
1teaspoongarlic powder
Instructions
preheat oven to 375 degrees
in a pot of salted hot water, cook pasta shells until al dente (typically 7-8 minutes)
once the pasta is cooked, drain the water and set aside.
in a 13x9 pan, add cooked pasta to dish.
then add marinara sauce, tomato sauce, and seasonings listed.
add ricotta cheese and mix together until well combined in the pasta.
add shredded mozzarella cheese and mix together into the pasta.
then add additional layer of mozzarella cheese to top of casserole dish.
top with your favorite pizza toppings.
bake for 20-25 minutes. broil on low for 2-3 minutes for additional cheese crisp