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Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids that adults will love too. Easy!

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids that adults will love too. Easy!

 I think we can all agree that sitting down to family dinner is an important part of family life.   Unfortunately, it’s just too easy to let busy schedules get in the way of sitting down to a family meal. 

Thankfully for my family, my kids are younger, I work from home and more importantly I grew up in a family where we valued family dinner.  I am also thankful that part of family dinner together was making dinner together, even when I was a child and couldn’t do much more than set the table or peel the carrots.

Preparing dinner together is a great way to not only bond a little but it’s also a great way to teach your children life skills.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Keira, my 3 year old, loves helping out in the kitchen.  My husband doesn’t dare make Jamaican dumplings without pulling up a chair for her to be able to make her own.  She loves to mix cooking dough, cake batter and anything else that requires mixing.  She even loves cleaning up and doing dishes!

Since she is 3, she is a pretty picky eater, but you can pretty much bet that anytime she helps to make dinner, she cleans her plate off.  I just let her help with anything I think she might be able to handle with a little supervision.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

For example, I recently made this delicious, kid-friendly Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole (recipe below!) for dinner.  A lot of it does involve the stove top which she is too young to help with but come time to top the casserole with our chosen toppings? She was right in the middle of it.   At dinner she was proud to share with Daddy and her little sister that she helped make dinner.

For us, it’s not just about eating together, it’s about spending time together and connecting with each other. 

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Of course, serving meals that are kid-friendly and will actually get eaten is pretty important too!  Pasta is a great choice when it comes to family dinner as it cooks up quickly, is easy enough for literally anyone to cook, and just about everyone loves pasta.

Barilla, thinks so too and is here to help Canadians sit down to dinner again as a family with Share the Table™ – a program designed to help to reinvigorate family dinners across the country.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole

INGREDIENTS:
1 lb Ground Meat (Beef, Veal, or Pork)
1 small Onion, diced
1 pkg Pepperoni Slices
24 oz jar Spaghetti Sauce
3 cups Barilla Rotini Pasta
2 cups Water
2 cups shredded Mozzarella

DIRECTIONS:

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Brown ground meat and onion in a large, oven proof skillet and drain excess fat.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Add pepperoni (reserving about 25 slices) and spaghetti sauce.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Add pasta and water, stir and bring to a boil.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the most of the liquid is absorbed and pasta is tender.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Remove lid and sprinkle top with cheese and remaining pepperoni.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Broil until the cheese is lightly browned.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Alternatively, prior to sprinkling with cheese and pepperoni slices, you can transfer the meat and pasta mixture to individual sized casserole dishes for a more adult oriented meal.  Then spinkle with the cheese, and pepperoni slices and follow the rest of the directions.

This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!
Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole

Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Ground Meat
  • 1 small Onion, diced
  • 1 Pkg Pepperoni Slices
  • 24 oz jar Spaghetti Sauce
  • 3 cups Barilla Rotini Pasta
  • 2 cups Water
  • 2 cups shredded Mozzarella

Instructions

  1. Brown ground beef and onion in a large, oven proof skillet and drain excess fat.
  2. Add 25 slices of pepperoni and spaghetti sauce.
  3. Add pasta and water, stir and bring to a boil.
  4. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the most of the liquid is absorbed and pasta is tender.
  5. Remove lid and sprinkle top with cheese and remaining pepperoni.
  6. Broil until the cheese is lightly browned.

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1 grams

Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

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This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids and adults. Easy!

Disclosure: This post has been brought to you by Barilla.  All thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.

 This Skillet Pizza Pasta Casserole is a one pot dish perfect for family dinner, this is food for kids that adults will love too. Easy!

Judy

Monday 21st of August 2023

What size pan are you using?

Elizabeth Lampman

Monday 21st of August 2023

12-inch skillet.

Debbie White Beattie

Monday 11th of September 2017

Everyone loves pizza but this recipe takes the next level of delicious. I've never seen this recipe before but I'll be making it tomorrow. Thanks for the recipe it looks delicious !

Victoria Ess

Saturday 5th of March 2016

This is such a great idea! I never have pizza dough on hand so this is a great alternative!

Andrea D

Tuesday 25th of August 2015

Great idea - this looks amazing!!

Susan T

Monday 24th of August 2015

This looks yummy

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