Easy Pizza Casserole

I love Pizza! To me the only this better than Pizza is pasta (and a burger, but that’s another story!) One day I got bored and I wanted something different, and I made a pizza casserole. The cool thing about a Pizza Casserole is that you can adjust it to YOUR taste.  Any toppings that you like on a pizza, you can try in, or on this pasta! Another cool thing- This stuff is super easy to make! It’s definitely a go to meal during the week days. Although I LOVE this casserole, it can be a little greasy, like most pizza. Since we’re dealing with cheese and meat, expect to see some grease (you can drain most of it). I like to clean as I go while making greasy foods. I highly recommend using Clorox Disinfecting Wipes! Those wipe cut through grease like magic! I love truly love them.

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Easy Pizza Casserole

What's more Italian than pizza and pasta?! Combine these two favorites in this super easy pizza casserole! You can use all your favorite pizza toppings and this dinner comes together in about 30 minutes for a delicious meal.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Pizza Casserole

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 33 minutes

Total Time 43 minutes

Servings 6 servings

Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups penne pasta
• 1 lb Italian sausage
• 1 jar pasta sauce your favorite brand
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/3 cup sliced pepperoni
• 1/3 cup black olives sliced
• 1/3 cup mushrooms sliced
• 1/3 cup white onion diced
• 1/3 cup green peppers diced
• 3 cups Italian cheese

Instructions

• To start, season and boil the water for your pasta. Add the penne to the boiling water and cook according to directions on the box.
• While the pasta is cooking, brown the Italian sausage. You can use mild or hot sausage, depending on your preference!
• Drain the excess fat from the Italian sausage. Then, add your pasta sauce. I used premade pasta sauce but you can make your own meat sauce if you’d like! For premade sauce, use whatever is your favorite brand.
• In a casserole baking dish, add your pasta and meat sauce. Mix together until well-combined. Season with Italian seasoning.
• Mix in pepperoni and shredded cheese. I used Italian cheese, but you can use whatever your favorite pizza cheese is (mozzarella, pepper jack, etc.),
• Top the pizza casserole with a layer of Italian cheese (my mixture is mozzarella, provolone, asiago, parmesan, and white cheddar).
• Top with your favorite pizza toppings! I used pepperoni, green bell peppers, onions, black olives, and mushrooms.
• Bake the pizza casserole at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
• Serve & enjoy!

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