Supreme Pasta Bake
It's all the tasty goodness from a supreme pizza, but in an easy pasta bake!
Servings: 2 servings
Equipment
- 8x8" casserole dish
Ingredients
- 4 oz. small pasta shells
- 2 Italian pork or chicken sausage links diced
- 1 small yellow onion sliced thin
- 1 small green bell pepper seeded & sliced thin
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 10 pepperoni slices diced small
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 2 oz. fresh mozzarella diced into small cubes
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- Salt & pepper for seasoning
- Red pepper flakes for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Once boiling, sprinkle in some salt then add in the pasta shells. Cook for 10 minutes, then drain.
- While the pasta is boiling, heat up a small sauté skillet with the teaspoon of olive oil. Add in the diced sausages, onion, and green bell pepper. Season with a dash of salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes—the vegetables should be soft.
- Remove the sausage and vegetable mixture to a large bowl. Add in the cooked pasta, pepperoni slices, the marinara sauce, and 1/2 of the fresh mozzarella. Mix until combined.
- Move the sausage & pasta mixture to the casserole dish. Add dollops of the ricotta cheese to the top and sprinkle with the other 1/2 of fresh mozzarella.
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. The cheese should be melted and the sauce should be bubbling.
- Sprinkle with fresh cracked pepper and red pepper flakes, if desired. Serve warm.