Cheesy, saucy, and loaded with your favorite toppings 🍕🔥 — here’s an easy Pizza Casserole recipe!
🍕 Pizza Casserole (Family-Style)
🧾 Ingredients (Serves 6–8)
- 12 oz pasta (penne or rotini work great)
- 1 lb (450 g) ground beef or Italian sausage
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cups pizza sauce or marinara
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- ½ cup sliced pepperoni
- Optional toppings: bell peppers, mushrooms, olives, cooked bacon
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Cook pasta
Boil pasta in salted water until just al dente. Drain and set aside. - Cook meat
In a skillet, cook ground beef or sausage with onion until browned. Drain excess grease. - Add sauce
Stir in pizza sauce and Italian seasoning. Simmer 3–5 minutes. - Assemble
In a large bowl, combine pasta with meat sauce.
Spread half into baking dish.
Add half the mozzarella.
Layer remaining pasta mixture on top.
Finish with remaining mozzarella, Parmesan, and pepperoni. - Bake
Bake 20–25 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly. - Rest & serve
Let sit 5–10 minutes before serving.
🌟 Variations
- Low-carb version: Replace pasta with cauliflower florets.
- Supreme style: Add bell peppers, mushrooms, and black olives.
- White pizza casserole: Use Alfredo sauce instead of tomato sauce.
- Extra cheesy: Mix ricotta into the pasta layer.
If you’d like, I can also give you a biscuit-based pizza casserole (more like deep-dish style) or a keto crustless version.
