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In our February package from Hormel Foods, we found another package of pepperoni. Yay! Owen was jumping (well, he stomps his foot and bounces) with excitement. This boy will gobble down pepperoni right out of the package. This month, we received Turkey Pepperoni. I was a little unsure of it because let’s face it: we stick with what we know and new things are a little scary sometimes.
This is a favorite comfort food dish of mine that I’ve been eating forever. I remember growing up with it and taking the leftovers for lunch to school. The great part about this is that the leftovers don’t really need to be hot. They taste great right out of the fridge!
- Pepperoni – we used Hormel Turkey Pepperoni
- 2 cans of diced tomatoes (14.5 oz cans)
- 8 oz of macaroni noodles(about half a box)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Cook macaroni al dente according to package.
- In a large casserole dish, combine shredded cheese, drained tomatoes, cooked macaroni and about half the package of pepperoni.
- Place remaining pepperonis on top.
- Bake for about 25 minutes.
I always use a large Pyrex casserole dish when I make mine, but they make really cute individual servings if you have smaller dishes to use.
I honestly could not tell the difference in the pepperoni in the dish. We’ll be swapping out our normal pepperoni for turkey pepperoni more often I think!
The boys both love this dish and of course I enjoy it. I love how simple it is and that it requires no extra seasoning. If you want, you can always use tomatoes that have seasoning added, but I usually just opt for the regular diced tomatoes.
The best part about this dish? These are all ingredients that we always have on hand.
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How do you use pepperoni?
Christina Shirley says
This looks like an easy tasty dinner. I think my daughter would even eat it. Pinned it for later!
Christina Shirley says
This looks so good. I love to add pepperoni to salads.
Christina Shirley says
This is a great idea!! I love pepperoni and macaroni!!
Christina Shirley says
Whenever we make lasagna or a casserole we always put pepperoni on top. It makes the kids associate it with pizza and therefore want it.
Christina Shirley says
Yummy, this sounds like the perfect comfort food!
Christina Shirley says
The Hormel turkey pepperoni is my favorite. I swap it out quite often on my husband’s dishes. It’s rare he even notices.
Christina Shirley says
We use pepperoni for all kinds of things! Though I never thought to put in in macaroni. Great idea!
Christina Shirley says
Now that’s an interesting combination I would not have thought of!
Christina Shirley says
This looks great, but I’d have to leave out the tomatoes… it’s a texture thing.
Christina Shirley says
oh no! I’m that way about some things, so I totally get it! My husband’s not a big fan of tomato sauce, so we do diced tomatoes a lot instead.
Havok says
I’ll bet that was delicious! I would swap the diced tomatoes for salsa, though! Salsa in mac & cheese is delicious…and add in the pepperoni? Oh, it would be amazing! Never thought of it before, but it is similar to adding hot dogs to it already!
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says
Tasty idea! I bet kids love this dish. Please come share your blog posts over at the Home Matters Linky Party! We’d love to have you for a visit. The Door is OPEN. http://lifewithlorelai.com/2015/02/12/home-matters-linky-party-24/ 🙂
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Lou Lou Girls says
Hello beautiful! This looks so amazing. I need to try this. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being a part of our party and we hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. We can’t wait to party with you! Happy Valentines’ Day! Lou Lou Girls
Christie says
Yum! I love pepperoni and this dish sounds tasty! Thanks so much for sharing at Wordless Wednesday last week. We hope to see you again this week!
Cynthia L says
I know my family would love this. Anything with pepperoni is a hit! Thanks for linking to the This is How We Roll Link Party. See you on Thursday!
Dianna Davis says
Yes!!!!! What a hit– this went over real good last night thanks to you– need a quick dinner and something they love I added a little more tomatoes
Christina says
Glad you enjoyed it!