Description

Bring Italy to your home with this wonderful cross between pizza and pasta. It's a quick dish to make for weeknight dinners because it uses frozen packaged meatballs and precut packaged veggies.

Ingredients

• 8 oz. linguine or fettuccine
• 20 oz. frozen beef, pork/beef combo or turkey meatballs
• 2 oz. sliced pepperoni, halved
• 1 T. extra-virgin olive oil
• 8 oz. packaged tomato trinity (freshly diced tomatoes, onions, bell peppers)
• 14.5 oz. can diced Italian tomatoes, drained
• 1 1/2 c. tomato basil pasta sauce
• 1 1/2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese

Steps

1. Bring well salted water to a boil. Cook pasta following package instructions, about 11 minutes. Drain.
2. Place meatballs in microwave-safe dish; cook 1–2 minutes or until thawed. Halve pepperoni slices.
3. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Pour oil in pan; add meatballs; cook 2–3 minutes, stirring occasionally, and until meatballs are 160°F. Stir in tomato trinity and pepperoni; cook 1–2 minutes or until vegetables soften. Stir in tomatoes and pasta sauce; cook 1–2 minutes or until hot. Stir in pasta until evenly coated. Remove pan from heat; top with cheese; cover for 1 minute until cheese melts.