THE EASIEST ONE-POT BAKED PIZZA PASTA

This One-pot Baked Pizza Pasta is for nights when you’re craving Italian food but can’t decide between pizza or pasta. Pasta baked with all the classic pizza favourites. The key to this pasta is the creamy mozzarella and salty pepperoni on top. It’s a great easy pasta dish to serve any night of the week. Not just delicious but looks pretty on any table… not to mention everyone LOVES a good pasta bake.

We are still feeling the winter chill here in Brisbane, so I’ve been thinking of perfect comforting dinners that are super easy and so so tasty. When I think of comfort food my first thought is a creamy, flavourful pasta. It’s one of my

Since I wanted to keep it quick and simple, I decided to make this a one-pot pasta. What this means – everything from making the sauce, to boiling the pasta is all done in just one pot on the stove-top, before being transferred to the oven to finish. If you have an oven-safe pan, you don’t even need to transfer the pasta to a baking dish.

Start off by making the sauce. It’s very important with this recipe to use a large dish, bigger than you’d think you might need. Because we’re making the sauce and cooking the pasta together, you’ll need extra room. We are using lots of garlic and herbs, tomato puree and pepperoni. Since we are cooking the pasta in the sauce, it needs a fair bit of liquid. Don’t worry, most of it will be absorbed/evaporate! Add in the chicken broth (or water) and dry pasta and let simmer for about 5 minutes. No need to fully cook the pasta as it will finish in the oven.

Just top with cheese, lots of pepperoni, and then bake! When you pull it out of the oven it will look like an extra cheesy pizza, but underneath you have saucy pasta. Garnish with fresh basil and you’ve got a winner. YUM.

Top Tips:

• Choose a pasta shape that is small (penne, rigatoni, macaroni etc) as they are easier to serve.
• Load up the pepperoni as it tends to shrink when it cooks.
• Make a big batch and keep it in the fridge for lunches over the next few days.

Some more of my favourite one-pot meals:

• One-pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta
• One-pan Pesto Bolognese Gnocchi Bake
• Healthier One-pot Pumpkin Pasta
• Creamy One-pan Sun-dried Tomato Chicken
• Healthy One-pot Taco Pasta

Lastly, if you like this One-pot Baked Pizza Pasta be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! I love to hear from you guys. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram!