Best Puffed Up Pizza Casserole Recipes

Puffed-Up Pizza Casserole image

Provided by Midwest Living

Categories Food

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 ½ pounds ground beef
1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green sweet pepper
½ cup water
1 1.5 ounce package dry spaghetti sauce mix
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1 clove garlic, minced
Several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
1 cup milk
¼ cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese (2 cups)
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

In a 12-inch skillet, cook ground beef until brown. Drain off the fat.
Stir in tomato sauce, onion, green pepper, water, spaghetti sauce mix, oregano, garlic, and hot pepper sauce. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat milk, eggs, butter, and cooking oil with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the flour and beat for 2 minutes more.
Turn meat mixture into a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; sprinkle with the mozzarella. Top with the flour mixture. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese. Bake in a 400 degree F oven about 30 minutes or until puffed and golden.
Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Makes 10 servings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 434 calories, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 123 mg, Fat 31 g, Protein 22 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, Sodium 989 mg, Sugar 4 g

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Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories < 60 Mins

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

3 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup flour
3/4 cup milk or 3/4 cup half-and-half cream
2 tablespoons diced onions
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 pinch garlic powder
1/3 cup tomato sauce (can be used if desired instead of above ingredients) or 1/3 cup favorite pizza sauce (can be used if desired instead of above ingredients)
1/2 cup diced pepperoni (OR both combined) or 1/2 cup salami (OR both combined)
1/4 cup diced red bell peppers (OR both) or 1/4 cup green bell pepper (OR both)
1/4-1/2 cup black olives
1/2-1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Steps:

Set oven to 375 degrees.
Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
Grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan or an 11 x 7-inc pan.
In a bowl, whisk together eggs, flour and milk until smooth.
Stir in onion, butter, salt and cayenne.
Pour mixture into prepared baking pan.
In another small bowl, combine oregano, basil, garlic powder and tomato sauce; gently drizzle over the batter, and cut in with a knife to produce a marbled effect. (reserve a couple of tablespoons of sauce for the top of the pizza puff).
Sprinkle pepperoni or salami and the bell peppers and whatever else you would like to use such as mushrooms, onions etc over the sauce; dot with a little more sauce over the cheese (this is optional).
Top with mozzarella cheese.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
Cool 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.3, Fat 24.7, SaturatedFat 10.2, Cholesterol 194, Sodium 1112, Carbohydrate 21.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 1.6, Protein 18.4

Puffed-Up Pizza Casserole Recipe image

Provided by crisscut

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green sweet pepper
1/2 cup water
1 1 1/2 pkg. dry spaghetti sauce sauce mix
1 tsp. dried oregano, crushed
1 clove garlic, minced
several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tbsp. cooking oil
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheesse (2 cups)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Steps:

In a 12" skillet, cook ground beef until brown. Drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce, onion, green pepper, water, spaghetti sauce mix, oregano, garlic and hot pepper sauce. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat milk, eggs, butter and cooking oil with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the flour and beat for 2 minutes more. Turn meat mixture into a 13" x 9" baking pan; sprinkle with mozzarella. Top with the flour mixture. Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes or until puffed and golden. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.