This Easy Pizza Pasta Bake is the ultimate weeknight dish! Quick, customizable and crazy delicious, this recipe is a total crowd pleaser!
If "pizza" or "pasta" is in the name, we are ALWAYS game and this Easy Pizza Pasta Bake has got them both! It combines the classic pizza flavors you love with curly rotini pasta and is baked off until gooey cheesy, golden and bubbly. It not only is a pinch to make, it also freezes well for future meals!
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Recipe Notes
Pick Your Pasta. Rotini is our favorite pasta for this dish, but fusilli, penne, casarecce, or any similar sized pasta will do!
Prep Ahead. Stephen and I are big proponents of working smarter, not harder, when it comes to veggie prep. We slice and freeze veggies like bell peppers ahead of time which makes meals like this a pinch. No chopping required, simply grab, add, and bake! One question we inevitably get asked is "but don't peppers get mushy after being frozen?" and the answer is NO! Peppers are one of our favorite veggies to freeze because they retain the most fresh texture compared to other veggies. We really could talk about our pepper love for days!
Additional Add-Ins. We've picked some of our favorite "toppings" but the fun doesn't have to stop there! Crispy bacon, mushrooms, ground sausage, and caramelized onions all make incredible additions. Got little ones at home? Everyone can pick their favorites. Split pasta into smaller ramekins and each family member can be in charge of their own personal pizza bake.
Cooking for Crowds. This dish can EASILY be doubled or tripled for larger groups and freezes well. We make two batches at a time - one to enjoy right away and one to freeze for a future meal!
Easy Pizza Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 4 cups dry rotini pasta
- 4 ½ cups marinara sauce
- 3 oz uncured pepperoni
- 2 bell peppers, any color sliced into thin strips
- ½ cup black olives sliced
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¾ cup shredded parmesan or asiago cheese
- ¾ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon each, dried garlic and onion powders
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cook pasta until al dente. Drain well and combine with marinara sauce, sliced peppers, olives, pepperoni, dry seasonings, and ¾ of the cheese. Stir together until well mixed.
- Pour pasta into a 9x13 baking dish and garnish with remaining cheese and additional pepperoni slices. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, or until cheese is golden and bubbly.
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This recipe looks so good and like an easy make! I love a simple fun meal you can put together and feel good eating! I definitely will be trying this over my next break!
Pizza and pasta are two of my favorite foods! I can't wait to try this meal, not to mention, it's convenient and easy to make!
This seems like a simple and classy baked dish to make when you have company. I think it would be great paired with a good wine and a charcuterie board!
I made this recipe for my roommates and me and we loved it. It made for an easy meal that will most likely become a repeat classic, perfect for prepping meals throughout the week and powering through long nights of studying. It's a great recipe that is both easy and convenient.
This meal looks so amazing! Pizza and pasta are two of my favorite foods, and I can't wait to try this as soon as I am home!
This is the perfect meal to make for me and my roommates!! We love pizza and pasta, so I knew it would be delicious. It doesn't take too long to make either!! Thanks for the recipe.
I made this for my friends this past weekend and it was a big hit! Pasta and pizza are my favorite foods so this was a great combination of both. I can't wait to make this for my parents this summer!
Wow! When I was scrolling through your website looking for recipes to try over the summer when I finally have access to a kitchen again, I stumbled across this one. This may be the very first thing that I make once I get home because it combines my two favorite things, pasta and pizza! Thank you for sharing your recipes I can't wait to make them for my family and I this summer!
I am a lover girl of pizza and pasta! I absolutely give it a 10/10 it looks so good, I can not wait to make it!
My roommates and I both love pizza and pasts so this seems like the perfect recipe. We will definitely be making it soon. This is a 10/10 rating from me. This is a very convenient recipe for a college student.
This dish looks delicious! As a college student, I have been trying to find quick, easy, and affordable dinners that I can make instead of eating out and this is perfect! I made this last night for me and my roommates dinner and she’s a very picky eater and she loved it! (Even with the veggies lol)
WOW! I am so excited to try this when I go home from college. My family are big pizza/pasta lovers so I think everyone, including my picky sister, would be able to enjoy this! This is also easy enough for someone as unskilled as me to accomplish! LOVE IT!
All I have to say is WOW! Cooked this for my family when I was home on spring break from college. Super easy to make and was delicious, 10/10 would recommend it if you are a fan of pizza and pasta. Never would have thought to blend the two but it makes for a delicious and filling meal! Give this one a go!
As a college student and a mother/wife, this is something I think I will try that is easy and my family would love.
I love pizza and this seems like a perfect meal for college students to feed you and your roommates! I can not wait to try this!!
This recipe is absolutely smart! As someone who adores pizza and pasta, the idea of combining both is simply perfect, can't wait to try this recipe!
This recipe is so creative! I love both pizza and pasta, so combining the two is perfect!! I can not wait to try!
Myself and my roommate can not wait to try this recipe this Sunday for dinner. It looks very delicious. Also very easy and step-by-step for a college student. Living in a dorm this is very accessible for me to try. Can't wait to taste how delicious it is.
I can not wait to try this out for Easter when I return home. I love pizza and pasta, so combining the two would be an amazing idea. I love the step-by-step process. This recipe seems simple and fun. I know my family would love this as well.
I think this is a great meal and it is easy yet so delicious. Especially with being in college I think I could have this meal over and over again! I encourage others to try this meal as well.
Me and my college roommates made this meal last night for dinner and it was so easy yet so delicious. It was the perfect meal for us and I totally recommend this meal for anyone who can't decide what to eat for dinnner!
I am absolutely looking to making this recipe over Thanksgiving break. I love how this dish can be made in any size and with any sort of ingredients you want. I am also surprised that peppers retain their fresh texture after being in the freezer. I also liked how you are using both parmesan and mozzarella cheese. I am very excited to try this!
I absolutely LOVED this recipe! My two roommates and I made it and it was a hit! Severed with Texas toast it was the perfect Sunday night supper!
My two roommates and I made this on a Sunday night. It was ABSOLUTELY delicious! Severed with Texas toast it made for the perfect Sunday night dinner!
I couldn’t pick just one item to make on the website so of course I had to make a breakfast and I dinner. I made the carrot cake oatmeal and it was absolutely amazing. I also made the pizza oven bake for my roomates and I and we could not stop eating it. I also sent the website to my mom and she is so excited to make so many new things.
My two roommates and I made this for Sunday dinner and it was amazing! We used an Italian blend cheese and it tied it all together! We served it with salad and texas toast, every one of us had a clean plate at the end after seconds!
My roommates and I love this recipe and can not wait to make it again! So easy and delicious!
This looks amazing! I would love to try this one out one day for my family!
I can't wait to try and make this pizza pasta! It will definitely be on my list of meals to make for my roommates and I!!
Made this over Spring Break for dinner at a friends house, was a huge hit! We used black olives, pepperoni, and banana peppers as toppings, and it did not disappoint. Will definitely be making this again when I get back home.
I am not a big cooker but I would love to make this dish. I am a huger lover of pizza like dishes and pasta.
I love pasta and pizza, i cant wait to try it when I go home for thanksgiving.
Hi Mary, we hope you love the pasta bake!
This dish was so easy and SO GOOD!! 1000000/10!!
Hi Madison, we are so glad the recipe was a hit! Thank you so much for the feedback!
Made this and it was so good!! 100000/10!!!!!!! ❤️❤️
Me and my roomate are HUGE pizza lovers. This recipe looks delicious. I can not wait to try it!
Hi Zoe, we are so glad to hear this and hope you love the bake!
SO amazing and easy!!
Hi Sophie, thank you for the feedback! We're so happy you loved it!
Me and my roommate tried this recipe and absolutely loved it. Definitely perfect for a weeknight meal for two college kids!
Hi Macie! Thanks for the feedback. We are SO happy to hear that it was a hit!
Pasta and pizza are my favorite foods. I love that you've put the two together in a healthy way!
Thank you Caroline! They are our two favorites as well! We hope you enjoy.
SO SO GOOD
Hi Avril thank you so much for the positive feedback! We are so glad you enjoyed!
when baking from frozen, what are the baking instructions?
Hi Janley! If baking right from the freezer we recommend heating at 350 for 45-60 minutes (maybe a bit more if using a very deep dish). If your casserole is partially defrosted (or was popped in the fridge overnight) it may take about 25-30 minutes. We hope that helps!
Easily earned a spot on our “go-to” list. Full of flavor, and easy to customize to your own liking. We have a very picky nine year old, and he cleared his plate! Thanks for this recipe!
Hi Adam, this made our day, thank you! We're so glad it was a hit with the whole family!
This is really a super creative recipe! I like my pasta and Kevin likes his pizza . But we need something a bit more exciting for dinner. With this dish, we will both be happy!
Thank you so much! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
So easy and really tasty!!
Oh thank you Jessi! So glad you enjoyed it!!!
Made this after trying it at a friend’s house. It is easy peasy to pull together and the family loves it!
Amazing! Thanks to your friend and big thanks to you for making it for your fam!
Pizza Bake???? OMG!!!!
You know it!!! Hope you enjoy!