Pizza Casserole
A fun comfort meal, this Pizza Casserole wraps one of your favorite dishes into a pasta person. The perfect easy weeknight meal for the family.
Servings: 8
Calories: 689kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound penne pasta
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ pound ground sweet italian sausage
- 1 small onion diced
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 32 ounces marinara sauce
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese freshly grated
- 1 cup cheddar cheese freshly grated
- ½ cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 4 ounces pepperoni slices
- ½ green bell pepper diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
- Cook the penne until al dente (about 7-8 minutes), then drain and set aside.
- While the penne is cooking brown the ground beef, Italian sausage, diced onions and mushrooms together, until no pink remains.
- Add the marinara sauce, Italian seasoning and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer then turn off the heat.
- Add half of the penne noodles on the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.
- Spoon half of the meat sauce on top of the noodles.
- Sprinkle half of all cheeses on top.
- Layer with pepperoni and bell pepper.
- Repeat with another layer using the remaining ingredients.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 689kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 1304mg | Potassium: 886mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 799IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 326mg | Iron: 4mg