Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2012

I’m sorry to say this was quite disappointing. The pepperoni totally dominated this dish and made it taste quite salty and, we love our salt. I used green onions for the shallots and canned tomatoes that were seasoned with basil, garlic and oregano. I also thought basil would be a better choice, so I used that instead of parsley. Since I had a stick of pepperoni, in hindsight I should have diced the pepperoni instead of slicing it. While sautéing, the sliced pepperoni domed up and looked very unappealing. The sauce was tasty, which helped this a little. I won’t be making this again, but for those of you who want to give it a try, I’d suggest cutting way back on the pepperoni, so it will enhance the flavor of the sauce, rather than overpower it.

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bellepepper

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA

Living In: Dublin, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2012

Wow. This is one of the best pasta dishes I have ever eaten.

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kosb85

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2012

Love it! Did 2 more garlic cloves and probably 4 tbsp of shallots instead of 2, but did everything else the same and it was delishus.

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lilmaldita2002

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2012

Very good. I did have to change the recipe a little bit. I was running late with dinner and needed something quick. This was perfect. I used garden rotini pasta, canned tomatoes, onion instead of shallots and added some green pepper and spinach. Yummy. Thanks for the recipe.

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rae

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2011

Deliscious!

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Bueller

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Cobb, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2011

Excellent and so easy! I used basil instead of parsley and canned diced tomatoes, and added some baby bella mushrooms. Dinner was ready in less than half an hour to rave reviews!

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darlingj

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Worland, Wyoming, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2011

This was pretty good. I got a stick of pepperoni and cut it in quarters lengthwise first then sliced to get bigger chunks than just the thin precut slices (from other recipes using pepperoni we found that we prefer bigger chunks than the slices). I didn't have fresh parsley so I used 1tbsp dried and added 1tsp oregeno. My DH only liked it, but wasn't crazy about it - my son & I liked it well enough to want to try it again, we'll see.

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Jodi

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2011

Amazing! This pasta dish is awesome. I used two cans of diced tomatoes in garlic instead of fresh. And used an onion instead of a shallot. I also used a green pepper. At the end of cooking I added parmesan cheese to the sauce. Perfection. One of our favorites.

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Cheri

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2011

Great dish! I switched the shallots for a small onion, and used basil instead of parsley, increased the garlic to 4 cloves (we are lovers), and the dish was excellent. Perfect dish to enjoy with a bottle of Italian red. Thanks for the recipe!

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Nigel

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2011

This was a very simple and easy yet delicious recipe. I actually chopped everything the night before, and used ukranian sausage finely sliced instead of pepperoni. I also used canned diced tomatoes with olive oil and garlic (Aylmer accents. I cooked the whole thing in my electric skillet and added tricolor bowtie pasta at the end and had almost no mess as a result. Will definitely be using this again for those busy weekday nights.

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