Meat Lovers Pizza Casserole
Meat lovers pizza casserole is a simple pizza pasta casserole recipe that embraces all of the things you love about pizza loaded with pepperoni and sausage.
Ingredients
- 1 lb bow tie pasta
- 1 lb ground pork or beef
- 1 large onion medium size diced
- 2 jars spaghetti sauce or equivalent of pizza sauce and diced tomatoes
- 1/2-1 lb of sliced pepperoni*
- 4-5 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pasta sprinkle dried oregano
- *Any additional toppings can be used that you normally put on your pizza. You will need about a cup of each topping.
Instructions
- Cook pasta till el dente while you begin browning meat.
- Brown ground meat with chopped onion. When completely cooked, drain grease and return meat to the pan.
- Add sauce to the meat and simmer as you add the balsamic, brown sugar and pasta sprinkle.
- In a lightly greased 9x13 pan, pour a small amount of meat sauce to lightly coat bottom.
- Begin layering with 1/3 of the pasta, 1-1.5 cups of mozzarella cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, pepperoni or any other toppings followed by 1/3 of the sauce.
- Repeat layers two more times. On the last layer, pour the sauce over the pasta instead of cheese and toppings.
- Cook on 375 for 30-40 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 697kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 37gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 955mgPotassium: 431mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 411IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 361mgIron: 2mg
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