Pizza Casserole
This easy pizza casserole recipe is a family pleaser! An Easy casserole recipe. Plus this pizza pasta casserole is an easy freezer meal. Try it today!
Equipment
- 9×13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef or Italian Sausage
- 6 oz pepperoni
- 3 cups Mozzarella cheese
- 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes or 2 15 oz cans of crushed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 16 oz penne pasta
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, brown 1 lb ground beef and drain excess grease.
- Stir in 28 oz crushed tomatoes, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, and 1 teaspoon garlic salt. Mix well and let simmer briefly.
- Meanwhile, cook 16 oz penne pasta in salted water until al dente (slightly undercooked). Drain well.
- Pour half of the cooked pasta (about 8 oz) into a 9×13 baking dish.
- Spoon half of the meat sauce mixture over the pasta.
- Sprinkle 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese over the top.
- Add half of the pepperoni (3 oz) evenly over the cheese.
- Repeat the layers: add remaining pasta, remaining meat sauce, remaining 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese, and remaining 3 oz pepperoni.
- Sprinkle ¼ cup parmesan cheese evenly over the top.
- Cover with foil and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes until hot, bubbly, and lightly browned.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.