Pepperoni And Pasta Alfredo Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add the spaghetti sauce, mushrooms and pepperoni. , In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer with half the pasta and meat mixtures. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup each mozzarella and provolone cheeses. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Cook the penne according to the package directions.
• In a large skillet saute the pepperoni until crispy (about 5 to 8 minutes). Drain all but 1 tablespoon of the grease. Add the shallot and garlic. Cook until translucent. Stir in the tomatoes and simmer for about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the cream and cook until reduced (about 8 minutes). Add the parsley and remove from the heat.
• Add the drained pasta and toss, garnish with parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large dutch oven heat olive oil & 2 tbsp butter over medium heat.
• Add mushrooms, onion, celery, green pepper, yellow pepper, red bell pepper and garlic.
• Saute on medium heat about 30 minutes or until vegetables are soft and transparent and mushroom are cooked through.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and cayenne pepper.
• Add white wine, worchestershire sauce and pepperoni and saute for approximately 15 minutes.
• Add peas and cook another 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Cook pasta just to al dente stage then drain and set aside.
• Prepare sauce mix with milk and butter according to package directions.
• Add basil, oregano and thyme, mixing well.
• Add mozzarella cheese to sauce mix and stir well until cheese is melted.
• Toss pasta in reserved vegetable mixture in dutch oven, being careful not to break up pasta.
• Add cream sauce to pasta mixture and stir until pasta is coated again being careful not to break up pasta.
• If more sauce is needed add 3 tbsp milk or heavy cream.
• Pour into 9x13 baking dish and top with grated parmesean cheese.
• Bake covered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly around sides.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, according to package directions, until about 2 minutes shy of al dente so that the pasta can finish cooking in the sauce. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
• While the pasta is cooking, in a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium. Add pepperoni and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisped and brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
• If the pan looks dry, drizzle in a little more oil. Add garlic, fennel seeds, red-pepper flakes (if using) and a large pinch of salt, and cook until garlic is lightly golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook until it darkens, about 1 minute.
• Add the drained pasta, lemon zest and 3/4 cup of the reserved pasta water to the skillet. Stir until the pasta is al dente and well coated with the sauce. Add more pasta water, if needed, until the sauce is glossy and the pasta is cooked to taste.
• Cut the zested lemon in half and squeeze some juice into the pasta. Stir in herbs and taste, adding more lemon juice and salt, if needed. Cut the remaining half lemon into wedges and serve it alongside the pasta, which should be garnished with more herbs and a drizzle of oil, and sprinkled with Parmesan, if you like.

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine as directed on package.
• While fettuccine is cooking, cook pepperoni in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until light brown; drain and reserve.
• Melt butter in same saucepan. Cook mushrooms in butter, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are light brown. Stir in half-and-half and cheese; heat just until hot. Stir in pepperoni and parsley. Drain fettuccine; toss with pepperoni mixture. Serve with additional grated Parmesan cheese if desired.