Pepperoni Pizza Casserole
Pepperoni pizza casserole combines pasta, savory pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperoni for a comforting, easy-to-make dish. Perfect for weeknight dinners, it offers all the flavors of pizza in a hearty casserole form.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 8 ounce package uncooked egg noodles
- 20 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese divided
- 1 16 ounce jar spaghetti sauce, or as needed
- 1 8 ounce package sliced pepperoni, coarsely chopped
- 1 2.25 ounce can sliced black olives, drained
- 1 2.5 ounce can sliced mushrooms, drained
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Add ground beef to a skillet over medium heat; cook until no longer pink, breaking beef apart into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes.
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rapid boil. Cook egg noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes; drain.
- Combine beef, noodles, 1/2 mozarella cheese, spaghetti sauce, pepperoni, black olives, and mushrooms in a large bowl; transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Top with remaining 1/2 cheese. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling, 30 to 45 minutes.