Pepperoni And Pasta Alfredo Recipes

TO DIE FOR FETTUCCINE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add fettuccini and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter into cream over low heat. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt. Stir in cheese over medium heat until melted; this will thicken the sauce.
• Add pasta to sauce. Use enough of the pasta so that all of the sauce is used and the pasta is thoroughly coated. Serve immediately.

PEPPERONI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and place in a large bowl. Add mushrooms, pepperoni, green pepper and onion. Stir in spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste and cheddar cheese., Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake 50 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

REALLY CREAMY FETTUCCINE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a medium saucepan, combine cream cheese, Parmesan, margarine, milk, garlic powder and basil and stir over low heat until smooth and creamy, 10 to 15 minutes. Toss sauce with pasta and sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve.

PEPPERONI AND PASTA ALFREDO

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.

PIZZA PEPPERONI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook turkey and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, basil, oregano, Worcestershire sauce and pepper; set aside., Drain pasta. Transfer to a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Top with spaghetti sauce mixture and pepperoni. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese., Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

FETTUCCINE PEPPERONI

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.

QUICK PEPPERONI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta; set aside, keeping warm.
• In a large skillet melt margarine; sauté mushrooms and pepperoni. Drain off fat.
• Stir in spinach till wilted, about 1 minute.
• Add pasta, basil and lemon juice with 1/2 of the cheese.
• Toss together and serve sprinkled with remaining cheese.

PEPPERONI PASTA WITH LEMON AND GARLIC

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.