Name: Pizza Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 2 pounds ground beef; 1 large onion, chopped; 3-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce; 1 package (16 ounces) spiral or cavatappi pasta, cooked and drained; 4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 8 ounces sliced pepperoni

Baked pasta meets oven-ready pizza in our pizza casserole that provides a delicious dinner for tonight and an effortless freezer meal for later. We'll show you step-by-step how to make this freezer-friendly casserole recipe.

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef

1 large onion, chopped

3-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce

1 package (16 ounces) spiral or cavatappi pasta, cooked and drained

4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

8 ounces sliced pepperoni

Instructions

1 Cook the beef

2 Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large skillet, cook the beef and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink. Drain and discard any grease.

3 Make the pasta mixture

4 Stir in the spaghetti sauce and pasta.

5 Finish with cheese and pepperoni

6 Transfer the pasta mixture to two greased 13x9-inch baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese, and arrange the pepperoni over the top.

7 Bake the pizza pasta casserole

8 Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.