Pizza Pasta Bake

Ingredients

Servings

8 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

US / METRIC

1 lb

Ground Beef

1

Yellow Onion , chopped

to taste

Salt

to taste

Ground Black Pepper

1 jar
(24 oz)

Pasta Sauce

1 pckg
(16 oz)

Pasta

2 cups

Mozzarella Cheese , shredded

20

Pepperoni Slices

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).. Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Boil a pot of salted water and cook the Pasta (1 pckg) to al dente.

Step 2

Shred the Mozzarella Cheese (2 cups) . Chop the Yellow Onion (1) .

Step 3

Cook Ground Beef (1 lb) in a large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain excess grease and add the chopped onion to the skillet.

Step 4

Cook over medium heat for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, or until onion is soft and fragrant.

Step 5

Add Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) , along with the Pasta Sauce (1 jar) and cooked pasta. Cook until sauce is warm, about 5 additional minutes.

Step 6

Add skillet contents to the prepared baking dish.

Step 7

Top with mozzarella cheese and Pepperoni Slices (20) .

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.