Cheesy Pizza Pasta Casserole Recipe
This cheesy pizza pasta casserole combines ground beef, pepperoni, and rotini in a zesty sauce for an easy family meal.
Serving8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 (16 ounce) pizza sauce
- 4 ounces mushrooms, drained
- 4 ounces sliced pepperoni
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- 3 cup Rotini pasta, cooked
- 1 ½ cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 1 Tablespoon fresh basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Brown ground beef, onion and green pepper in large skillet over medium heat. Drain grease.
- Add pizza sauce, mushrooms, pepperoni, salt, oregano, garlic powder, basil and cooked macaroni.
- Grease a 9 x 13 inch dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour pasta mixture into the pan and sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until heated through and cheese is melted. Garnish with fresh basil.
Notes
Sauce: If you are up for it, you can make your own pizza sauce for this recipe. Budget Bytes has a great thick and rich pizza sauce recipe that would work great for this pizza pasta casserole. If you do not want to make your own sauce, store-bought sauce works well.
Additions and toppings: You can leave this recipe as is, or you can customzie it to suit your family. Our favorite additions and toppings include the following: cooked ham, ground sausage, pepperoni, red onion, banana peppers, or black olives.
Nutrition
Calories: 307 kcal · Carbohydrates: 20 g · Protein: 24 g · Fat: 14 g · Saturated Fat: 6 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 67 mg · Sodium: 569 mg · Potassium: 400 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 214 IU · Vitamin C: 13 mg · Calcium: 128 mg · Iron: 2 mg