One Pot Pizza Pasta
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Everyone will be begging for seconds when you make this super easy, crowd-pleasing one pot pizza pasta.
There is a conversation that happens all the time in our house when it comes time for dinner. If I am running behind or just don’t feel like sticking to my meal plan, I’ll make the mistake and say “what do you all want for dinner?” The inevitable answer is pizza from one half of my family and pasta from another half. So, to solve the problem in my household, I make one pot pizza pasta and meet in the middle.
This is a family favorite and is always popular when we make it!
Why You’ll Love This One Pot Pasta Recipe
- Truly on one pot! The most wonderful thing about a one pot meal is how few dishes there are to do after is done. With a traditional pasta dish, you have at least two pots to clean plus whatever dishes you eat on. Not this one…this one is one and done.Â
- Best of Both Worlds! This has all the flavors of pizza but in an easy to make pasta.
- Great for Leftovers! I love using the leftovers for lunches the following day.
- Tons of Variations! You can easily add other ingredients too like mushrooms, bell peppers, sausage, or meatballs.Â
Our family’s favorite pizza is pepperoni so I used those flavors as the inspiration for this one pot pasta recipe.
Ingredients for One Pot Pizza Pasta
- Onion – Choose a yellow variety.
- Olive Oil
- Garlic Powder
- Pasta – I chose rigatoni for the pasta in this pizza pasta recipe because I like how the sauce clings to the ridges on the pasta. Any short cut pasta will do though so feel free to substitute it with penne, ziti, or your favorite pasta.Â
- Water or Broth
- Marinara Sauce
- Pepperoni
- Mozzarella or Parmesan cheese – I usually use a mixture of the two.
I like to top this pasta dish with a little grated Parmesan but my family always adds more mozzarella to theirs. Just like pizza, everyone likes to customize it just a little bit.
This pasta dish is the perfect compromise for the pizza crowd. Everyone at our table asked for seconds!
More Easy One Pot Recipes
- One Pot Taco Chicken Alfredo
- One Pot Greek Chicken Pasta
- Spinach Artichoke One Pot Pasta
- Queso One Pot Pasta
- One Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta
One Pot Pizza Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 onion diced
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 12 ounces rigatoni pasta
- 2 cups water or broth
- 2 cups marinara pasta sauce
- 1/2 cup pepperoni roughly chopped
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella or Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat oil in large pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 3-5 minutes or until softened. Stir in garlic powder and cook for an additional minute.1 onion, 1 Tablespoon olive oil, 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Stir in pasta, water, pasta sauce and pepperoni. Bring a boil and then reduce heat to simmer. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until pasta is al dente. Top with shredded cheese.12 ounces rigatoni pasta, 2 cups water or broth, 2 cups marinara pasta sauce, 1/2 cup pepperoni, 1 cup shredded mozzarella or Parmesan cheese
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One pot meals are the BEST! Thanks for sharing on the Creative K Kids Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party. I hope you will join us again next week.
I’m always looking for the quick save for those crazy days, and I love this! I know it would be a hit! Thanks from all of us at Throwback Thursday for linking up to us this week! We can’t wait to see what you’ll bring next week. 🙂
Mollie
YUM! Love one pot meals and the colors in this meal are so beautiful & vibrant!!
Yup. This would be a big hit with my kids, too. Thanks for linking up with us at #SaucySaturdays!
Hey this looks terrific!!
This was awesome! Thanks for sharing! I added some crushed red peppers to add some spice and did a whole pound of Italian sausage! My family loved it.