Pizza Pasta

Step 1

Choose your ingredients according to everyone’s pizza topping preferences and pre-bake as follows

Step 2

Proteins should be ground or cut into very small pieces, seasoned if necessary and cooked thoroughly on the stove, fat drained

Step 3

Vegetables should be chopped small, placed on a lined pan, drizzled with olive oil and baked or roasted in a preheated oven at 350 degrees (use “Convection Bake” or “Convection Roast” if you have that option on your oven to speed up the pre-baking process and keep your vegetables crisp)

Step 4

Bake to your preference

Step 5

Grease your baking dish(es). Use a smaller, deeper dish if you like a thicker, softer “crust

Step 6

” use a larger dish for a thinner “crust”

Step 7

In a small bowl combine cooked and cooled pasta with the preferred base

Step 8

Add a bit of cheese and herbs of choice (not too much as you will add more later) to your sauced pasta. Taste and add salt and other seasonings if desired

Step 9

Place the saucy pasta in the bottom of a greased baking dish

Step 10

Sprinkle a layer of cheese over the pasta and add additional herbs of choice

Step 11

Add pre-cooked toppings of choice except spinach and/or arugula (see note above)

Step 12

Once assembled, bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees until hot.