Best Pizza Casserole Recipes

ZUCCHINI PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place zucchini in colander; sprinkle with salt. Let stand 10 minutes, then squeeze out moisture. , Combine zucchini with eggs, Parmesan and half the mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. Press into a greased 13x9-in. or 3-qt. baking dish. Bake 20 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain. Add tomato sauce; spoon over zucchini mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; add green pepper. Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes longer., Freeze option: Cool baked casserole; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap casserole; reheat on a lower oven rack until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.

PEPPERONI PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking the meat apart into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook the egg noodles in the boiling water until cooked through yet slightly firm, about 5 minutes; drain.
• Mix the noodles with the cooked ground beef, spaghetti sauce, black olives, mushrooms, pepperoni, and 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese in a large mixing bowl. Spoon the mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish and top with remaining cheese. Cover the dish with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling, 30 to 45 minutes.

PIZZA PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and pasta. , Transfer to 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese. Arrange pepperoni over the top. , Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Freeze option: Cool unbaked casseroles; cover and freeze up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake as directed, increasing time to 35-40 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.,

SLOW-COOKER PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Drain pasta; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the beef mixture, cheese, pizza sauce, soup and pepperoni. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until heated through. If desired, top with basil before serving.

EASY UPSIDE-DOWN PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Stir in sauce, mushrooms, and olives. Cook and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes more. Transfer mixture to a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the casserole.
• Flatten each biscuit with your hands and arrange on top of the cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits are golden, 15 to 17 minutes.

POTATO PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cook the ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium heat until evenly browned. Drain off grease. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Spread the sliced potatoes in a layer on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Spread the ground beef and onion over the potatoes. Place slices of pepperoni over the ground beef. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the tomato soup, Cheddar cheese soup, and milk. Season with oregano, Italian seasoning, and brown sugar. Mix well, and cook until heated through. Pour over the contents of the baking dish.
• Cover the dish with aluminum foil, and bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove the aluminum foil, sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top, and bake for an additional 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

KID'S FAVORITE PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until meat is crumbly and browned, about 10 minutes; drain excess grease.
• Mix cooked ground beef, macaroni, pizza sauce, tomato sauce, and mushrooms in a bowl. Layer half the macaroni mixture into a 9x12-inch baking dish; top with 1/2 the mozzarella cheese. Layer remaining macaroni mixture over the top; sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over macaroni mixture. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese has melted and casserole is bubbling, about 35 minutes. Let cool for 3 to 5 minutes before serving.

PEPPERONI PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook noodles according to package directions; drain., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook turkey and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in noodles. , Transfer to two greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Sprinkle each with mushrooms, cheeses and pepperoni. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through and cheeses have melted. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in boiling water until al denté.
• Cook sausage, garlic powder and oregano with onions until the juices run clear.
• In a lightly greased 9x13x3 inch pan, pour a small amount of sauce to lightly coat bottom.
• Layer ingredients in the order listed below.
• 1st layer-1/3 of the pasta, 1/3 remaining sauce, 1 bag of mozzarella cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, sausage and onions.
• 2nd layer-1/2 of the remaining pasta, 1/2 remaining sauce, 1 bag of mozzarella cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, ham.
• 3rd layer-all remaining pasta, all remaining sauce, 1 bag of mozzarella cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese,all the pepperoni(completely covering the entire top with pepperoni).
• Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes.
• Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

LOW-CARB ZUCCHINI PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 10x13-inch baking dish.
• Place shredded zucchini in a colander and sprinkle salt on top. Press down to drain as much water as possible. Let sit for 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add eggs, 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder to the zucchini. Mix well. Press mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Mix pizza sauce with cooked beef and spoon over zucchini mixture in the baking pan.
• Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the meat. Top with pepperoni slices.
• Return baking dish to the hot oven and bake until mozzarella cheese is melted, 15 to 20 minutes more.

POTATO PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, mushrooms, green pepper and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the pizza sauce, soup, milk, Italian seasoning, garlic salt and pepper flakes. Stir in the potatoes, pepperoni and beef mixture., Transfer half of the meat mixture to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle with half of the cheese; repeat layers. Cook, covered, on low until potatoes are tender, 4-5 hours.

PIZZA PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the pasta as directed on the package.
• While the pasta is cooking, place a large skillet over medium high heat on the stove top. Warm up the olive oil in the skillet and then add the onions and green pepper.
• Cook for a few minutes until vegetables are tender, then add the mushrooms and garlic. Cook for 1 more minute. Push everything to the side of the pan and add the sausage.
• Cook the sausage, breaking it into small pieces as it cooks. Cook until it's no longer pink. Drain grease. Add in the pepperoni slices and stir together.
• Add in remaining ingredients to the skillet except for Mozzarella cheese.
• Turn the heat down to medium and let the mixture simmer for 2-3 minutes so that the flavors can meld together.
• Turn off the heat and add the cooked pasta to the skillet pan. Mix everything together.
• Spray a large 9 x 13 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Dump the pasta mixture into the pan. Top with Mozzarella cheese and any other toppings you prefer.
• Bake in the oven (uncovered) for about 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and pasta is heated through.

CROCK POT PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Layer the ingredients in this order: Beef, Onions, rigatoni, pizza sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, mushrooms.
• Cook on low for 5 hours.

UPSIDE-DOWN PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Add spaghetti sauce. Cover and simmer until heated through. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese., In a blender, combine the milk, eggs, oil, flour and salt; cover and process until smooth. Pour over cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Brown sausage, onions, garlic, green pepper, and mushrooms in a skillet over medium high heat for 6-8 minutes until sausage is cooked, stirring frequently. Drain and return sausage mixture to warm skillet.
• Stir 3 tablespoons flour into the sausage and vegetables and then add spaghetti sauce, mixing well. Bring to a boil stirring often. Pour into lightly greased 6x10 or 8x8 baking dish and top with shredded Italian cheese. A blend of Italian cheeses works well but use whatever you like or have on hand.
• Beat egg and stir in milk, oil, salt until well blended. Stir in the remaining flour and parmesan cheese and mix well. It should be pourable and not a dough like biscuits so adjust with a bit more flour or milk as needed. Pour over sausage/cheese in casserole covering the entire top evenly. Sprinkle a little more shredded parmesan cheese on top if desired.
• Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares for serving.

EASY PIZZA PASTA CASSEROLE (OAMC)

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onion, garlic and seasoning in oil.
• Drain.
• While beef is browning, cook pasta according to the packaging
• Stir in pasta, spaghetti sauce and 3 cups cheese.
• Place mixture in 2 greased 9x13x2 inch baking pans or 4 square pans.
• Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
• Top with pepperoni.
• Cover and freeze up to 3 months.
• To cook now: Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, until heated through.
• To bake frozen casserole: Thaw in refrigerator overnight and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, till hot.

DELUXE PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook and crumble beef and sausage with onion and pepper over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, 6-8 minutes; drain., Stir in pasta sauce, pizza sauce and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in pasta. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese., Bake, uncovered, until lightly browned and cheese is melted, 20-25 minutes.

DEEP-DISH PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. While Macaroni is cooking, brown meat with peppers and onions in large skillet; drain. Stir in pizza sauce.
• Spoon Dinner into 8-inch square baking dish; top with meat mixture and mozzarella. Cover.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

DEEP-DISH PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Cook meat and onion in a large non-stick skillet until browned.
• Drain.
• Return to skillet and add tomato sauce and mushrooms until heated through.
• While the meat mixture is cooking, coat a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Unroll pizza crust dough and press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• Top bottom of pizza crust with meat mixture.
• Bake, uncovered at 425°F for 12 minutes.
• Top with cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is browned.
• Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

LOW CARB SUPREME PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown meats with Italian Seasonings and drain off fat. Add onions, peppers, garlic and mushrooms and saute until tender. Remove from heat and add pizza sauce and most of the pepperoni, mix well.
• Spray a 13X9 Pyrex baking dish with Pam, add meat mixture. Top with most of the black olives. Mix mozzarella and cheddar together and spead over the black olives. Sprinkle with parmesan and decorate the top with the remaining pepperoni and black olives.
• Bake 425 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes, cut and serve.