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.
2jarsspaghetti sauce or equivalent of pizza sauce and diced tomatoes
½-1lbof sliced pepperoni*
4-5cupsof shredded mozzarella cheese
⅓cupParmesan cheese
1tablespoonbalsamic vinegar
1tablespoonbrown sugar
1teaspoonpasta 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 ⅓ of the pasta, 1-1.5 cups of mozzarella cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, pepperoni or any other toppings followed by ⅓ of the sauce.
Repeat layers two more times. On the last layer, pour the sauce over the pasta instead of cheese and toppings.