With all the recent chaos going on ’round here, I’ve been needing to eat some serious comfort food with minimal thought or time involved… so here’s a casserole that your whole family will love. You can throw this together without even thinking about what you’re doing (almost) in about an hour: Easy Pizza Casserole.
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Pizza Casserole Recipe
That’s what I’m talkin’ about. If you’ve been following me on Facebook you know my dog (child) of 12+ years is in late stage kidney cancer. I’ve been up all hours of the night with him and barely get any sleep when I’m on mama duty so it’s really hard to pay attention to what I’m doing. I’ve been putting milk in the cabinet and stuff like that.
And I’d do it for a million years if I had to…
This pizza casserole hits the spot when you’re craving a comforting casserole that is soooo easy to throw together! It’s basically browning some ground beef and onions, then throwing it all together with pepperoni, cooked pasta (I used ziti because it was on sale), pizza sauce, cheese, canned black olives and mushrooms.
It’s so easy to prepare, you can drink a bottle glass 🙂 of wine while you’re throwing this awesome casserole together like a rock star. CHEERS!
What’s your favorite “go-to” comfort food?
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Easy Pizza Casserole
Prep Time: 20 mins- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: Approximately 6 servings 1x
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- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 (14 ounce) jar pizza sauce
- 8 ounces pasta (I used ziti), prepared according to package directions and drained
- 8 ounces (2 cups) mozzarella cheese, shredded (reserve 1/4 cup for topping)
- 1 (3-1/2 ounce) package sliced pepperoni, sliced in half or quarters
- 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1 (3.8 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large skillet or saucepan, brown ground beef and onions until meat is no longer pink. Drain off fat.
- Add remaining ingredients to beef/onion mixture and stir well to combine (reserve 1/4 cup of the shredded cheese for topping).
- Transfer to a 2-quart casserole dish that has been greased or sprayed with cooking spray. Top with 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Bake (uncovered) for approximately 40 minutes, or until heated thoroughly.
Notes
Adapted from Taste of Home
Irene dimaggio says
October 30, 2014 at 5:11 pmI am so sorry about your friend..I LOST MY CAT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WAY…it’s so hard right! Your recipe is wonderful…I must try it! Thanks for the info!
Amy @ The Blond Cook says
October 30, 2014 at 5:18 pmThank you so much, Irene… sorry about your cat too. They are family!
Matt Robinson says
October 30, 2014 at 10:50 pmThis is the perfect, quick and easy weeknight meal for the family, love it! Sorry to hear about your dog, that’s so hard to go through!
Amy @ The Blond Cook says
November 1, 2014 at 2:04 amThank you so much, Matt!
Alison says
October 31, 2014 at 9:02 amI am so sorry to hear about your baby. I, like you, am a four-legged doggie parent only, and they truly are our children. We just went through this not long ago with our sweet Murphy. Prayers to you and your baby!
Amy @ The Blond Cook says
November 1, 2014 at 2:04 amThanks Alison. Sorry about your sweet Murphy too. I appreciate your prayers!
Auntiepatch says
October 31, 2014 at 11:46 amI’m sorry to hear about your furbaby Last Halloween I had to put my Einstein to sleep. He had throat cancer. It just about killed me but at some point you have to think of your pet and not about how much he will be missed. . My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, and my Einstein, this Halloween.
Amy @ The Blond Cook says
November 1, 2014 at 2:03 amThank you so much. I’m sorry about your Einstein too. I appreciate your thoughts and prayers! 🙂
Valerie | From Valerie's Kitchen says
October 31, 2014 at 8:20 pmYour updates on Chance have me tearing up on a daily basis. Both because he’s such a sweet baby but also because you are the best dog mommy ever. You are definitely making his last days the best any dog could ever hope for. This pasta dish would be a huge hit over here. Perfect!
Amy @ The Blond Cook says
November 1, 2014 at 2:02 amThank you Valerie! 🙂