Only Easy: Pizza Pasta from the Pantry

By Misty I.

September 2, 2020

I made it! I did a no-spend challenge at the end of August and I was successful. I made this one Sunday afternoon for lunch and my sons continued to eat it between classes the following week.

Pantry Pizza Pasta

Ingredients:

1 lb. ziti pasta (cooked 3 minutes less than what box says)
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 jar (about 24 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
½ – ¾ C. reserved pasta water (really important or your pasta will be dry after you bake it)
1 small pkg. shelf-stable pepperoni
2-3 C. shredded cheese, preferably mozzarella but I only had cheddar.
salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Preheat the oven to broil.
Brown the ground beef with the onion and bell pepper. Add in the spaghetti sauce and Italian seasoning.
Boil the pasta in heavily salted water. Boil for only about 5-6 minutes so it’s undercooked.
Add the pasta to the sauce and mix. Add pasta water to loosen to your desire.
Pour mixture into a 9×13 pan, top with pepperoni slices and cheese.
Bake pizza pasta on broil setting to get the cheese bubbly for 2 to 3 minutes. Watch the pasta so it doesn’t burn!