Easy Baked Pepperoni Pizza Spaghetti

by Sabrina Snyder

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6 Servings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 27 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
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Easy Baked Pepperoni Pizza Spaghetti is a fun alternative to pizza night with a mix of pepperoni pizza and cheesy marinara pasta.

As a mom of young kids every time I ask for ideas for dinner I hear “peppemoni pizza,” which I am sure you can imagine grows a bit tiresome. While I love a good Pepperoni Pizza as much as the next person, I try to add a little more variety to our dinners. This Pepperoni Spaghetti is an easy way to keep everyone happy.

Large plate of cheesy spaghetti and pepperoni

Sabrina’s Easy Baked Pepperoni Pizza Spaghetti

The best part of this recipe is that it feeds a large crowd, and it takes just minutes to put together and into the oven. The hardest part of the recipe is taking the time to boil the pasta before baking it in the oven. Since I have kids who love plain buttered pasta noodles we tend to have precooked pasta in the fridge, so when I make a batch and they are slow in going through it I often toss this meal together and bake it for pizza night.

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Easy Baked Pepperoni Pizza Spaghetti Recipe

Easy Baked Pepperoni Pizza Spaghetti is a fun alternative to pizza night with a mix of pepperoni pizza and cheesy marinara pasta.
Yield 6 Servings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 27 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
Large plate of cheesy spaghetti and pepperoni
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Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound spaghetti , cooked
  • 3 cups pasta sauce , (or one jar)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • 40 slices pepperoni , (or half a pouch)
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • fresh parsley , for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Mix the spaghetti, pasta sauce, water, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and Italian seasoning in a large bowl.
  • Put into a 13"x9" baking pan.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes
  • Remove foil and bake for an additional 5-7 minutes or until slightly browned.

Nutrition

Calories: 491kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 1031mg | Potassium: 606mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 794IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 235mg | Iron: 3mg

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Chef’s Note:

If your kids aren’t a big fan of pepperoni, you can always swap it out for other toppings like Italian sausage or veggies. Or try my more traditional Spaghetti Casserole that has all the flavors that kids love plus extra cheesy goodness!

Cooking Tips and Tricks

  • When I make pasta sauce for this recipe, I simmer in some red bell pepper chunks and cook it on low, covered, for an hour or so to break it down. Just an easy way to sneak in some extra veggies.
  • If you want to make this dish a bit creamier, add milk instead of water. You can also add sour cream or cream cheese.
  • If you have garlic bread slices you can add to the top of the pan, layer the slices over the mixed pasta, sprinkle more cheese over it and bake for the same time.
  • Make this as a prep ahead meal! I freeze in a disposable baking pan. When I reheat I cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then remove the foil and cook an additional 10 minutes at 375 degrees.
  • If you want to make this a bit more toddler friendly, you can also break apart the noodles. I used to break the noodles into 1-2 inch segments and slice up the pepperoni. Makes mealtime a lot easier when you have kids who are just learning to use utensils.

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  5. I will have to bookmark this so i can make it this weekend. My kids are going to love it. Pizza and spaghetti are their favorites.

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  7. My Son is going to love this recipe. I will have to get the ingredients i need so i can make it this weekend.

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  9. This looks amazing! I’ve always wanted to make some pizza spaghetti. I bet this would be a huge hit with my family too.

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  10. Your easy baked pepperoni pizza spaghetti looks delicious. I love that you can make it ahead of time and freeze it for a quick meal another night.

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