Spaghetti Pizza
Spaghetti pizza combines your two favorite dinners into one comforting dish. With sausage, sauce, cheese, and pepperoni layered over pasta, it’s a total crowd-pleaser.
Servings: 6
Equipment
- Pot Large
- Baking Dish 9 x 13-Inch
Ingredients
- 12 Ounces spaghetti cooked and drained
- 1 Pound Italian sausage
- 1 Teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ Teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ Teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ Teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ Teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ Teaspoon kosher salt coarse
- 24 Ounces spaghetti sauce
- 3 Cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 18 Slices pepperoni
- nonstick cooking spray as needed
- 2 Teaspoons parsley freshly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Cook the pasta in a large pot following the directions on the package, about 10 minutes, then drain.
- While the pasta is cooking in a large pot, cook the sausage and dried ingredients for 7 minutes or until the sausage is no longer pink.
- To the pot add the pasta, spaghetti sauce and 1 cup of the mozzarella, and toss until everything is incorporated.
- Transfer the mixture into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
- Top the spaghetti with the remaining 2 cups of shredded mozzarella.
- Top the cheese with the pepperoni
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the spaghetti is heated all the way through.
- Sprinkle fresh parsley on top and serve.
Notes
Drain the sausage well: This keeps the dish from getting greasy.
Undercook the pasta slightly: Al dente is perfect, as the spaghetti will finish cooking in the oven without turning mushy.
Shred your own cheese: It melts better and gives a smoother texture than pre-shredded.
Undercook the pasta slightly: Al dente is perfect, as the spaghetti will finish cooking in the oven without turning mushy.
Shred your own cheese: It melts better and gives a smoother texture than pre-shredded.
Nutrition
Calories: 700kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 1590mg | Potassium: 725mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 903IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 332mg | Iron: 3mg
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