Loaded Pizza Pasta

Featured Creator

Jateryia Dashai’

Recommended Tools for This Recipe

• Carote Nonstick Pan – This is perfect for cooking the meat and warming the sauce evenly before you begin assembling the dish.

• Caraway Ceramic Rectangle Pan – Distributes heat evenly throughout the dish, ensuring the center bakes perfectly while the edges turn golden brown.

• Rotary Cheese Grater - Allows you to shred fresh cheese, helping it melt much more smoothly than pre-packaged varieties.

Why You Need to Make This Recipe

When pizza night and pasta night cannot agree, this recipe settles the debate.

This is the kind of recipe that earns a regular spot in your weeknight lineup. It comes together in one pan, and the rotini does the heavy lifting, holding onto every bit of sauce and toppings instead of letting them slide to the bottom.

I always think the best weeknight recipes are the ones that use what is already in your kitchen. The half bag of pepperoni that needs to go, the last of the jarred sauce, and the mozzarella block that is almost gone.

Toss it all together, and it turns into something that looks and tastes like you had a plan all along.

The toppings are also where you can make it your own. Keep it classic with just pepperoni and cheese, or load it up with whatever your family likes on their pizza.

This recipe was practically made for those moments. Nobody at the table will ever know this started as a fridge cleanout, and that is the best kind of win.

Complete the Table

This one is already a full meal on its own, so you do not need much to round it out.

A simple green salad with Italian dressing keeps the flavor theme going and adds something fresh to balance the richness of the cheese and sauce.

If you are feeding a larger group and want to stretch the spread, some garlic bread on the side is always a welcome addition and gives everyone something to scoop up the extra sauce.

Joi’s Kitchen Notes: Savings & Swaps

• Buying Tip: Penne and rotini are two of the most affordable pasta shapes and are usually available in store-brand versions that cost even less. Stock up when they go on sale.

• Swap Tip: No regular pepperoni? Turkey pepperoni, diced sausage, ground beef, ground turkey, or even diced ham work just as well and pick up the same flavor from the sauce.

• Spice Savings: Red pepper flakes, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning are the three spices that do the most work in a pizza-flavored dish. Buying them in bulk or at a discount grocery store keeps the cost low without sacrificing flavor.

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