Savvy with Abbie

I feel like I am so behind with the blog posts and my days are just going past me like crazy. A few nights ago we made this Crockpot Pizza Bake. Although the Original Recipe HERE called for rigatoni, penne, or ziti pasta, we used shells and you can really use any pasta. As always, we added extra cheese. Although it took awhile to prepare, once it was in the crockpot, it was super easy from there. Ingredients: 8oz box of shells (or any short pasta) 1 pound italian sausage, ground 1/2 pound ground beef 8oz package of sliced pepperoni onion powder, to taste 48oz pizza sauce 2 teaspoons italian seasoning garlic powder, to taste 16oz shredded mozzarella cheese Directions: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook for 7 minutes. Drain and set aside. While the pasta is boiling, cook the italian sausage and ground beef together in a large skillet over medium heat until browned. While that is cooking, layer the pepperoni slices between a couple paper towe

I have to say that I have never been a huge fan of Penne Pasta. But if you pair it with cheese and sausage, I'm all in! This Four Cheese Pasta Bake was so heavenly! The original recipe can be found HERE . Our new version is below. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 pound Penne Pasta 3/4 pound Smoked Sausage Crushed Red Pepper Onion Powder Vegetable Oil 1 jar (24 ounces) marinara sauce 1/2 of a small bag of four-cheese blend Directions: Heat oven to 450 degrees. Cook pasta according to package directions and drain. While cooking pasta, cut sausage into 1/2 inch slices. If you have a large pan or skillet, you can use that for the sausage and sauce. Pour olive oil in pan and add the sausage. We had random Crushed Red Pepper packets and I poured two on the sausage. You can also used Crushed Red Pepper seasoning. I also added a few tablespoons of Onion Powder but feel free to use as much as you want. Cook the sausage until it's done. Add the Marinara sauce and bring to a simme