Pizzetti

I found this recipe on pinterest, of course! We had it tonight for dinner and we LOVED it! Jay had two helpings and I had to have another taste as I was cleaning up and putting things away after dinner. Try it! I think that you will love it, too.

I made the casserole tonight with corn spaghetti noodles from Whole Foods and we really liked it. It held together better than the brown rice spaghetti noodles that we tried last week.

The author, Shauna, says that she also has created a vegetarian pizza style casserole, with mushrooms, onions, green pepper, etc.

This is the post from thebestblogrecipes.blogspot.com.

Pizzetti [Pizza & Spaghetti Casserole]

by SHAUNA {THE BEST BLOG RECIPES} on JANUARY 15, 2013

It’s pizza….  It’s spaghetti….  It’s Pizzetti!

A couple of years ago we were making one of our favorites, spaghetti when we realized that we didn’t have any hamburger to put in it.  We’re kind of weird and didn’t just want to just eat noodles, sauce and cheese so my husband thought it would be fun to put pepperoni in it.

Glad he had that idea because Pizetti is so good!  

It’s so much fun when you try new things and they turn out to be so good!

Pizzetti Ingredients
1 package regular spaghetti noodles
1 1/2 jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce (we use Rago Old World Traditional)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 – 1 package pepperoni (depending on how much you want)
2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions
Boil noodles with extra virgin olive oil for amount of time specified on package directions.  Drain and set aside.

Cover the bottom of a 9×13 casserole dish with a light layer of sauce.

Add a light layer of cheese on top of the sauce.

Add a layer of pepperoni on top of the cheese.

Add your noodles on top of the pepperoni.

 Cover your noodles with a good layer of sauce and then top with remaining cheese.

Top with peperoni and place in a 350° oven for 20-30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.  We then turn on the broiler and let it cook for about 2-5 minutes until the cheese starts to brown… but be careful not to burn the pepperoni.  We keep a close eye on it!

Blot the top of the pepperoni and cheese with a napkin to soak up any excess grease.

Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Source:  Our own creation and named by our daughter Bailey!

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Recipe shared by Robin.