Pepperoni Penne Recipes

PEPPERONI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cook pasta in generously-salted water until al dente according to package instructions.
• While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and saute for 5 minutes, until it is cooked and translucent. Add the garlic and oregano and cook for 1 minute more, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is fragrant. Remove from heat.
• Once the pasta is finished cooking, drain the water and return the pasta back to the pot. Stir in the garlic/onion mixture, the marinara sauce, diced tomatoes, Mozzarella (reserve a small handful of the cheese for the topping), Parmesan and pepperonis. Mix until well-blended.
• Transfer the pasta to a greased baking dish, and then sprinkle the remaining Mozzarella cheese on top. Bake uncovered for about 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and starts to brown around the edges.
• Serve immediately.

PEPPERONI PENNE CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, soak tomatoes in boiling water for 10 minutes; drain well., In a large skillet, saute tomatoes in butter for 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the pepperoni, cheese, cream, basil, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat until heated through. Drain pasta; toss with sauce.

PEPPERONI PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Boil pasta until "al dente", you want it firm but tender.
• Toss pasta with sauce, place one layer of pasta in bottom of 13x9 baking dish. Top with layer of mozzarella and pepperoni. Repeat until all of pasta has been layered. Top with pepperoni and cheese.
• Put in oven and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Remove, let sit for 5 minutes.

PEPPERONI PENNE

Steps:

• Cook penne until al dente, about 13 minutes.
• Cut pepperoni into smaller pieces, saute pepperoni in medium pan until golden. Discard all but 3 tbsp of grease.
• Stir in garlic, cook for 30 seconds.
• Add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, stir in cream, salt and pepper.
• Drain pasta, toss with pepperoni mixture, finish off with the parsley and parmesan cheese.

SPICY PEPPER PENNE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, layer the pasta, rosemary, pepperoni, pepperoncini and red peppers. Add water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12 minutes or until pasta is tender. Add cream and Parmesan cheese; toss to coat.