Pepperoni 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.
Servings 6 servings
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.4 1/2 cups penne pasta
- While the pasta is cooking, brown the Italian sausage. You can use mild or hot sausage, depending on your preference!1 lb Italian sausage
- 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.1 jar pasta sauce
- In a casserole baking dish, add your pasta and meat sauce. Mix together until well-combined. Season with Italian seasoning.1 tsp 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.),1/3 cup sliced pepperoni, 3 cups Italian cheese
- 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.1/3 cup black olives, 1/3 cup mushrooms, 1/3 cup white onion, 1/3 cup green peppers
- Bake the pizza casserole at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
- Serve & enjoy!