Main dishes

Make-Ahead Pizza-Pasta Bake

photo by:kraft

What’s more popular than pasta and pizza? Pasta that tastes like pizza! Make this ahead of time for a crowd-pleasing dinnertime any night of the week.

time

prep:

35 min

total:

1 hr 30 min

servings

total:

6 servings, about 1 cup each

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What You Need

cups penne pasta, uncooked

each small green and red pepper, chopped

cups spaghetti sauce

1-1/2

cups OSCAR MAYER Pepperoni slices

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/2

cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided

1/2

cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided

Make It

COOK pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding peppers to the boiling water for the last 2 min.; drain. Return to pan. Stir in spaghetti sauce, pepperoni, Parmesan and 1/4 cup of each shredded cheese.

SPOON into 8- or 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining shredded cheese. Cool. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Freeze up to 2 months. Refrigerate overnight to thaw.

HEAT oven 375°F. Remove plastic wrap from baking dish; cover with foil. Bake 55 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 45 min.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

Serve with a mixed green salad and your favorite fresh fruit to round out the meal.

Note

If you only have 1 (8-inch) square baking dish and want to free it up for other uses, line the empty dish with foil, with several inches of foil extending over sides. Assemble recipe in prepared dish; cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until firm. Use foil handles to lift pasta casserole from dish; wrap with plastic wrap, then foil. Freeze up to 2 months. When ready to serve, unwrap casserole and place in 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with foil. Thaw overnight in refrigerator, then bake as directed.

Substitute

Prepare using your favorite KRAFT Shredded 2% Milk Cheese.

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latoyabookert

posted:3/7/2013

This recipe was awesome!!! I used italian sausage instead of pepperoni

a cook

posted:3/6/2013

This is a simple and tasty dish -- easy to make. I had pizza sauce on hand and used that instead of the spaghetti sauce. It gave it a real pizza flavor, and I would recommend it.

mrsbcalderon

posted:1/23/2013

Really didn't go over well with anyone in our family. The recipe was bland and I didn't feel the spaghetti sauce was a good complement. Would possibly try again (with some modifications like using pizza sauce instead of spaghetti sauce and increasing spices and added flavors) but only for a very easy to please crowd like a bunch of 5 year olds at a sleepover. Anyone with more discerning tastes won't be impressed.

eastersj

posted:12/13/2012

This was incredibly good and so easy to make!! A big hit with my husband AND our 2 1/2 year old son!!! DELICIOUS!!!

ginagirl34

posted:12/12/2012

I made this for my 16 year old son, who is a very picky eater!!! He loved it and so did I. It was very easy to make!!!

doug7420

posted:12/1/2012

I just made this 8 times for your meal exchange that we do with 7 other families. I cooked the first for dinner tonight and the kids destroyed it. I left it as is for the next 6, but for the final, I added pizza sauce instead of spaghetti and I added black olives. Next time I make it, I am going to try Canadian bacon and pineapple. Very impressed!

coreymarchetti

posted:11/27/2012

Use the 2% cheese!