Pepperoni Pasta Sauce
My kids are BIG fans of spaghetti night at home, so I decided to mix things up a bit with an easy recipe for Pepperoni Pasta Sauce.
They raved about this sauce so much, and even claimed it to be their new favorite!
Like, what kid wouldn’t love a fun mash up dinner between pasta and pizza, right?!
How to make Pepperoni Pasta Sauce
First set a large pot over medium heat.
Add some olive oil, a diced onion, kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
If your family is not a fan of spice, just leave out the pepper flakes.
Cook this for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring a few times.
Next add a bag of mini pepperoni slices and fresh minced garlic.
Let this cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring a few times.
Then pour a 24 ounce jar of pasta sauce into the pot, I used Prego.
Season with Italian seasoning and let this simmer on low heat for 10 to 15 minutes.
While the sauce was simmering away I boiled my pasta according to the package directions.
We went with angel hair pasta because it’s our favorite, about 3/4 of the pound was perfect for this amount of sauce.
When just about ready to serve, stir in some grated parmesan cheese.
Ahhhh, I probably shouldn’t get THIS excited for something as simple as pasta sauce but it truly was amazing!
Pepperoni Pasta Sauce was SO easy, yet sparked lots of excitement at dinner 🙂
We just served the sauce over the pasta with garlic bread and a side salad for a complete, simple meal.
If you like Pepperoni Pasta Sauce, you might also like these recipes…
Crock Pot Pepperoni Pizza Chicken
One Pot Chicken Broccoli Pasta
Pull Apart Pepperoni Pizza Bread
Red Pepper Shrimp Linguine Alfredo
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Pepperoni Pasta Sauce
Pepperoni Pasta Sauce is an easy recipe to mix up spaghetti night at home, mixing two favorite dinners in one… pizza and pasta!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 5 ounce bag mini pepperoni
- 6 to 7 cloves garlic
- 1 24 ounce jar pasta or marinara sauce (I used Prego)
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- pasta of choice
Instructions
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Set a large pot over medium heat and add the olive oil, onion, kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook 4 to 5 minutes stirring a few times.
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Add the mini pepperoni and garlic, cook another 3 to 4 minutes.
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Add the pasta sauce and Italian seasoning, once it starts bubbling reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring a few times. Stir in the parmesan cheese during the last few minutes.
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Serve over pasta of choice
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