Pizza Pasta

I made this recipe on Sunday night and it was awesome. I got the recipe out of a magazine that also gives the nutritional info, it really isn't bad for you. I think the most important step, health-wise, is to use whole wheat or multi-grain pasta. Also, this is seriously the easiest dish to make, but once finished it looked like it took a lot more work. 

Pizza Pasta  

Serves 6 

- 4 cups uncooked multigrain bow tie pasta- 

-2 cans (14.5 oz. each) fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained- 

- 3/4 cup water- 

- 12 slices turkey pepperoni, quartered- 

-1 Tbsp. prepared pesto- 

- 1/4 tsp. pepper- 

- 3/4 cup shredded italian cheese blend-  

Step 1: In a bowl, combine the uncooked pasta, tomatoes, water, pepperoni, pesto and pepper. 

Step 2: Transfer mixture into a baking dish coated with cooking spray 

Step 3: Cover and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. 

Step 4: Stir pasta and bake for 15 more minutes or until pasta is tender. 

Step 5: Top with cheese, then bake, uncovered for 4-6 minutes or until cheese is melted. 

That's it! Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of how it turns out but I'm sure you can imaging...I mean, it's pasta..with tomatoes, cheese and pepperoni...

Moving on, here is the nutritional info as well. 

1 and 1/4 cup serving equals: 

318 Calories 

7g fat 

15 mg cholesterol 

584 mg sodium 

47 g carbohydrate 

5 g fiber 

16 g protein