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