Pizza Pasta Bake

Pizza Penne Bake

(from www.onedishdinners.com)

Ingredients

1 lb. pasta noodles, such as penne, ziti, mostachioli or other “medium” shaped noodle
3/4 cup pizza sauce
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
About 30 pepperonis, cut in half
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
About 1 cup pizza blend shredded cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook the pasta as directed on the package in an ovenproof saucepan or Dutch oven.  Save 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid and then drain.
• To the same saucepan or Dutch oven, add the reserved cooking liquid and the pizza sauce and whisk together.  Then stir in the chopped peppers and halved pepperonis.  Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then add the drained pasta noodles.  Toss together.
• Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the pasta and then sprinkle the pizza blend shredded cheese over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes, or until cheese begins to melt.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve Pizza Penne Bake and kill that pizza craving!