Pizza Pasta Salad
This is such an easy one pot meal that is easily a kid favorite!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups dried pasta (ABC for school is used here)
- 5 oz sliced pepperoni package
- 1/2 cup sliced black olives
- 1/2 cup mozzarella pearls
- 1 15oz Raos Marinara Sauce
- 1/2 cup Half & Half
- 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- favorite hummus
- sliced cucumbers
- GFB Chocolate Bites (linked below)
Instructions
- In large stock pot follow the back of the directions of the dried pasta for 2 cups of it. Reserve 1/8 cup of pasta water.
- Drain pasta in the pasta strainer. Then place pot back on the stove and turn to low heat. Add the 1/2 tbsp butter at the bottom of the pot. Then add in your sliced pepperonis. Heat for 2 minutes, occasionally mixing with large mixing spoon, making sure to keep pepperonis from sticking together too much.
- Then spoon out your pepperonis in a bowl. In the same stock pot back on low heat add in pasta water onto what is left from pepperonis, half & half & 2 cups marinara sauce. Stir until fully incorporated.
- Then add in the cooked pasta, pepperonis, sliced black olives and mozzarella pearls. Add salt, and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
- Add pizza pasta, sliced cucumbers, hummus & GFB bites to Bento Box. Add the remaining pasta in an air tight container and store in fridge for 5 days.