Oh how I love pasta and oh how I love pizza
so why not combine them into one dish!!!!
Okay so at a recent trip to Chicago we had deep dish pizza with zucchini (don’t knock it till you try it, it was the BEST pizza I have ever had)
Here is what you will need
Ingredients
- Frozen cheese tortellini
- Your favorite pizza sauce(I used my homemade secret sauce(not a secret for ⅕long I hope))
- 2 zucchini thinly sliced
- 1 medium onion finely diced
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Pepperoni
- Sausage– I used left over turkey sausage from my pizza breads I made a few nights ago
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon ricotta cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella shredded
Directions:
- Bring 4 qts water to boil
- Add tortellini and cook 3 minutes
- Heat skillet with olive oil, garlic
- Add onion and zucchini
- Add spices
- Stir and cook until tender
- Add cooked sausage and pepperoni stir and cook for 1 minute
- Place lid on skillet and turn to low heat and let simmer for 5 minutes
- Heat sauce
- Drain pasta
- Grab serving bowls and begin building your dish
- 1/2 cup tortellini
- 1 dollop of ricotta cheese in middle
- 2-3 tablespoons of pizza sauce on top of pasta and ricotta
- 2 spoonful’s of zucchini mixture on top
- sprinkle 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese on top
- let sit in bowl for 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted
- Serve immediately with garlic bread or salad
Enjoy
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