Delicious Ground Beef Pizza Casserole

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This is not hard to throw together, I make this quite often and my family loves this casserole!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
• salt or seasoning salt and pepper
• 3 -4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 lb pepperoni, divided
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 4 cups pasta sauce
• 3 -4 cups rigatoni pasta (cooked to firm-tender and drained, do not overcook the pasta)
• 4 cups mozzarella cheese, divided

directions

1. Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.
2. Cook the gound beef in a medium skillet with the onions, green peppers, garlic, salt pepper until meat is browned and veggies are tender; drain fat, and mix in the Parmesan cheese.
3. Stir in the 1/2-pound pepperoni (chop this pepperoni to add to the mixture, leave the remaining half pound pepperoni sliced), mushrooms, pasta sauce; stir well until combined; simmer for 20-25 minutes on top of stove.
4. Set oven to 350 degrees.
5. Place the cooked rigatoni pasta on the bottom of the greased baking dish.
6. Sprinkle with 2 cups mozzarella cheese over the pasta.
7. Layer with pepperoni slices evenly over the cheese.
8. Top with the ground beef/pasta sauce mixture.
9. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
10. Remove from oven, sprinkle with the remaining 2 cups mozzarella cheese.
11. Return to oven and bake for 10 minutes longer, or until bubbly.
12. Let stand for 10-15 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[chemonurse93]

Everyone really liked this. I omitted the mushrooms and garlic, and decreased the pepperoni to one regular sized bag (6 oz). I also used mini rigatoni pasta and Ragu pizza sauce for the pasta sauce. I mixed up the ingredients somewhat before baking too, fearing the pasta would be too plain and it turned out really good. The flavors were good and I will definitely keep this one! It makes a lot, too, so you can have it for more than one meal!

 

[wyzgirl14]

Excellent recipe! It definitely gets 5 stars for flavor. I used 9 oz. of pepperoni because I didn't think my family and I could handle a whole pound! Some of my rigatoni noodles were a little hard, probably because I used cooking spray instead of "greasing" the pan. I will fix this next time. This is a keeper! Thanks for posting.

 

[Sassy J]

Robust flavor, very hearty and filling casserole. Makes a lot. Leftovers reheat well.

 

[newtocookingm&m]

Amazing! I saved the recipe but forgot to review! We loved this!

 

[Lucky Clover]

Quick, easy, and good! Anyone can make this! Thanks for another great recipe!