Cavatini II

This is fabulous. I never ate the Pizza Hut dish and have plenty of good pasta recipes/dishes, but decided to try this as it looked like something that could be easily doubled, which works well for me. Am I glad I did. The sauce has a very unique and flavorful taste, thanks to the pepperoni. Other than adding a pound of Italian sausage to the recipe and a little extra cheese (because that’s how I roll), I didn’t change a thing. Thank you so much for a great recipe that will become a staple in our home!

Made as recipe states. So delicious. Thanks for posting this extremely tasteful recipe

We loved this. I followed one reviewer and added less pepperoni for my 4 yr old and used a pound of sweet Italian sausage. I made pasta sauce with Cento tomatoes so it took a little longer, but it was worth it. I grind a tsp of fennel, fresh basil, fresh parsley, oregano, mince garlic, onion and mushrooms to my sauce. The ricotta and mozerella cheese mix got a little oregano too. We will have this again. Thanks for a great recipe.

I Made This Recipe Exactly As Written. My entire family loved it, even the picky eaters. At first I thought there wasn’t going to be enough sauce for all the noodles, but once everything was put together, it came out just right. I will be making this one again for sure.

I used my own sauce for this…it was delicious. But very time consuming and expensive to make.

My family gobbles this up every time I make it. The only thing I change is the mushrooms. No one in my family will eat them so I omit them from the recipe.

It reminded me of pasta I would get as kid. Easy and I was able to adapt the recipe with ingredients that me and my husband like!

OMG, this is fantastic! The only thing I did differently was that I sauteed the onions, mushrooms and green peppers in butter and then added the rest. My mom called me the next day and asked what I fed my dad..he couldn’t stop raving about it! I, personally, only had about a cup of this (and it was so good), because I had to work, but my fiance and the kids kept talking about it for days.

it was amazing

This made a ton of food. I could serve this as well, maybe a family dinner. For just the two of us it needs to be cut in half or more.

I had a dinner party last night. I was running a bit late, so I just did Directions #1 and #2, as I didn’t have time to put the cheese and bake it. The sauce was delicious!!! To the sauce, I added broccoli, mild Italian sausage (would’ve preferred “hot”), another 32 oz of pre-made sauce (so 64 total…just 32 was too thick), 2 more cloves of garlic, a lot of Italian seasoning, tablespoon of cumin, a teaspoon of red pepper flakes, and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne. Also added salt and sugar. It was really great, my guests had seconds, and one of my friends told me that if I made it for her, she would pay me. haha This morning I was able to finish the recipe so I could have it for lunch. I used cottage cheese instead of ricotta ($1 versus $8…its ridic). It was delicious! I would advise is to cover the pan with aluminum foil before putting it in the oven so the cheese on top doesn’t get burnt. I’m going to make this over and over again.

This was really good! I was looking to use up the half empty boxes of different pasta that I had, and this was the perfect recipe. Some of my pasta was different than what was called for, but I don’t think it mattered. I had about 1/2 c. of pepperoni and used a pound of italian sausage. Other than that, stuck to the recipe and got lots of yummmmm’s from the family. 🙂

Delicious! Have made this several times!

One word…awesome! I did add 1lb of sweet Ilt sausage with the pepperoni . I also used sharp white cheese in place of half of the mozzarella . My husband gave me 5 stars for such a great meal. Thanks so much.

Perfect just the way it is!!! Made it for a family dinner and everyone loved it.

The only thing I would change is that I would cook the rigatoni pasta separately. It doesn’t cook well with the other pasta. All n all, it’s a great recipe. Also added some ground beef.

Perhaps my expectations were too high. I was hoping for that delicious dish I remember Pizza Hut serving when I was a kid. Unfortunately, this didn’t come close. I ended up with an expensive flop because there was no where near enough sauce and I didn’t trust my instincts, but followed the recipe instead. I wound up with a pan full of very dry baked ziti-ish stuff. If I make this again, I will definitely double the non-meat part of the sauce. I will also leave out the ricotta because it was terrible in this. Perhaps, instead, I’ll add cream cheese.

The only thing I did different was to add some sugar.which made it sooo much better. Just to taste. Learned this from an employee at Pizza Hut resturant who made this and it was so good. Try it.

Good, uncomplicated recipe. I’ll make it again.

My husband and I both liked this recipe. I used half pepperoni and half sausauge. Thank you for a good recipe.

can’t say enough about this. my parents were raving about how good this was, myself included. i followed everything exactly, following the advice of Janice to add 2 more cups of pasta. Upped the garlic, had to 🙂 Used a mixture of rigatoni, torchiette, conchiglie from Montebello artisan organic pasta (highly recommended, their process of pasta-making is really incredible from the bronze dies they use for extruding pasta thru to the drying rooms). Added a cup of home-made pork stock (pork from West Wind Farms) which really brought everything together. I threw this stock in with everything in the beginning and let it cook for the hour. Used certified humane prosciutto, soppressata, and salami from Applegate farms instead of the pepperoni. Instead of mozzarella used Muenster cheese from Applegate and I found I needed alot more to sprinkle on at the end, I’d say I threw on an extra 1/2 to 1 cup. Really made a nice difference for the topping 🙂 All ingredients were organic and all animal products were certified humane 🙂 I had my oven on at 345 to prevent burning since all ovens are different, left it in probably about 20 minutes longer. Came out beautifully perfect. This pasta was incredible, this will be a new staple in my family, especially for myself. Many different layers/levels of flavors and textures, all melded together into one delicious pasta mess, a good mess that is. Leftovers will be even better I can’t wait to pull it out tonight 🙂 Thank you for an awesome recipe