Pizza Pasta Skillet

Pizza Pasta Skillet – turn pizza night into a 20 minute, super easy pasta dinner that everyone will go crazy for. 

I love an easy dinner that I can get on the table fast.  My family loves pizza night and would be happy to have it almost every night, but let’s face it, that isn’t an option. But we can turn those flavors into something else that we can have more often.  Enter this pizza pasta that is ready in just minutes and you can make any night of the week!  This Pizza Chicken is a delicious low carb option as well. 

Pizza Pasta

Pizza night is a regular occurrence in most families.  It seems that most of the time though, pizza night involves picking up the phone and having it delivered.  As easy as that is, pizza pasta skillet is ready even faster.  Seriously, start to finish is 20 minutes!  Unless you live next door to the pizza place, you aren’t getting delivery that fast.  And I don’t know about your pizza, but whenever I get delivery; it is never hot and fresh when it arrives.

What You’ll Need

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• Italian Sausage – I use bulk ground sausage, you can use mild, sweet or hot. I like hot for more flavor and spice, but use whatever you like!
• Onion
• Garlic
• Pepperoni
• Tomato Sauce
• Italian Seasoning
• Dried Oregano
• Dried Basil
• Salt & Pepper
• Uncooked Pasta – you want anything that is short cut (rotini, penne, bowtie etc)
• Chicken Broth – I like to use low sodium to cut back on the salt
• Mozzarella Cheese

How to Make Pizza Pasta

1. Cook Sausage – brown Italian sausage, and onions together until the sausage is cooked and the onions are tender.  Be sure to drain any fat left in the pan. 
2. Cook Pasta – the pasta cooks in the pot with the tomato sauce, chicken broth and the sausage.  Bring it all to a boil and then reduce the heat.  Cook with the lid on until the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is cooked. 
3. Top with Cheese – After the pasta is cooked top with cheese and cover until melted.   

Pizza Pasta Toppings

You can customize this pizza pasta with your favorite pizza toppings.  I used pepperoni and sausage for this, but there are so many possibilities!

• Mushrooms
• Bell Peppers
• Onions
• Black Olives
• Ham 
• Chicken

Tips for Pizza Pasta

• If you want to lighten this up you can use turkey sausage or even skip the meat.  All veggies would be great!  I like to use hot Italian sausage because we like things spicy, but mild is delicious. 
• Any short cut pasta will work.  I used bowtie pasta in this recipe, but rotini, penne or just about anything works well. 
• You can use prepared marinara sauce in place of the tomato sauce and spices.
• Make sure the cover the pan as the pasta boils in the sauce.  It will absorb the liquid as it cooks.  Don’t worry if there is a little bit of liquid left when the pasta is cooked.  Remove from the heat and let it rest for a couple minutes and it will thicken. 

These Olive Garden Breadsticks or Garlic Knots would be great to serve with this.

More Easy Dinner Recipes

• Sausage and Rice Skillet
• Cheesy Skillet Chili Mac
• One Pan Cajun Pasta
• Mexican Rice Skillet
• One Pot Beef Stroganoff
• One Pan Cheesy Sausage Pasta
• Cheeseburger Macaroni Skillet
• Chicken Parmesan Pasta Skillet

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Yield: 5

Pizza Pasta Skillet

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Pizza Pasta Skillet – turn pizza night into a 20 minute, super easy pasta dinner that everyone will go crazy for. 

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 12 oz Italian sausage
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup pepperoni, chopped
• 1 (14 oz) can tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 ½ cups dried short cut pasta
• 1 ½ cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.  Add Italian sausage and onions, breaking apart the sausage.  Cook for 5-6 minutes, until cooked. 
2. Add garlic and pepperoni.  Stir and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant. 
3. Stir in tomato sauce, seasonings, dried pasta, and chicken broth.  Bring to a boil.  Cover and reduce heat to medium.  Cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked. 
4. Sprinkle cheese over pasta.  Cover and heat until melted. 
5. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information

Yield

5

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 451Total Fat 31gSaturated Fat 13gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 20gCholesterol 70mgSodium 1427mgCarbohydrates 19gFiber 2gSugar 5gProtein 25g

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on dinnersdishesanddesserts.com should only be used as a general guideline.

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