Supreme Pizza Pasta…

Side note the Married with Pigs blogs this week are going to be kind of heavy on recipes I did a ton of cooking over the weekend!

Finished product!!!

I am always looking for ways to incorporate more veggies into our diet as well as “hide” them in dishes for Charlot. This particular dish happens to encompass two of her favorite’s pizza and pasta. Plus she is eating veggies without even knowing they are in the dish. You can change up this dish with different veggies/meats. Customize it to meet what your family likes on their pizza.

This is a great make ahead dinner it freezes beautifully. It would be a wonderful dish to take to a new momma, someone recovering from surgery, or a neighbor just because.

Let’s make this!

Burger (I was cooking extra you won't need this much)

Sauce (this is the pan I use to make all the elements of this dish in)

1 lb short cut pasta (I used mini bowties)

1 lb hamburger (Italian sausage is great as well)

1 onion diced

EVOO

2 bell peppers diced

1 box of mushrooms diced

2 large cans crushed tomatoes

2 cloves garlic

½ tsp red pepper flakes

Salt and Pepper to taste

3 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese

1 package of mini pepperoni

Cook pasta in salted water just shy of done 6-7 minutes. Brown your hamburger with your onions. Drain and set aside. Next sauté your peppers and mushrooms in EVOO until soft. Remove from pan and set aside. In the same pan, put about two TBSP of EVOO in the pan with the garlic and red pepper flakes stir around for a few minutes until garlic is browned not burned. Add crushed tomatoes. Season with Salt and pepper. Allow sauce to cook down for a bit, usually 30-40 minutes.

Now it is time to layer!

Little sauce in the bottom, then half the noodles, ½ the veggies, ½ the burger, top with sauce. Sprinkle on about 1 cup of cheese. Repeat layers. Once the top is covered with sauce cover it all with cheese and add peperoni to the top! Bake for 30 miutes covered at 350 and 10 minutes uncovered! DELISH!