Pizza Pasta

Pizza Pasta

Makes 4-6 servings 

Ingredients:

-         Pasta of your choosing (I used ½ box whole wheat rotini) cooked according to box directions

-         1 tsp olive oil

-         1 medium onion diced

-         1 tomato diced

-         1 Jar pasta sauce

-         2 tablespoons fresh basil

-         Sliced pepperoni (I used about 30 pepperoni total)

-         1 cup shredded mozzarella

-         Salt and pepper

Let’s get cooking

-         Pre heat your oven to 350

-         Heat up a skillet with your olive oil over medium heat

-         Add your onions and sauté  until soft then throw in your tomatoes and toss together       

-          Stir in your pasta sauce, chopped basil, cooked pasta, and quartered pepperoni into the onion and tomato mixture. Season with salt and pepperoni to taste                                    

-         Pour into a baking dish and top with shredded cheese and whole pepperoni                    

-         Place in the oven till the cheese is melted and bubbly 10-20 mins.  

                                                                                 

Taco Pocket/ Ring

Taco Pockets/Ring

Fill free to double this recipe to feed more

Ingredients:

-          1 small onion diced

-          1 tomato diced

-          ½  lb ground beef

-          ½  packet taco seasoning (or homemade seasoning blend)

-          1 can crescent rolls

-          1 – 1 ½ cups shredded cheese (Mexican blend or cheddar)

-          Taco toppings of your choice

Let’s get cooking:

-          Start off by browning your ground beef with diced onion, once meat is cooked through drain off any fat that is in the pan

-          Next follow the directions on your taco seasoning packet and add that to your meat and cook as normal (if you’re like me throw in some extra cumin)

-          After your meat is done cooking stir in the diced tomato (add as much as you like)

-          Now comes the decision either taco ring or pockets?

-          If you choose taco ring then lay your crescent rolls out in a circle with the corners of the large side touching

                                                                               

-          If you choose pockets then you will fill each crescent individually you can either do them in triangles or cut them into squares

-          Top with cheese and just fold the tops over

-          Bake at 375 until brown 15-20mins