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Pizza Casserole

October 17, 2019 by Alea Milham 16 Comments

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This simple pizza casserole recipe is a family favorite.
This easy pizza casserole recipe is a family favorite!
Easy pepperoni pizza pasta bake recipe.
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This quick and easy pizza casserole recipe is a family favorite. It is a variation of a pasta bake and you can easily modify it to include your favorite toppings.

This quick and easy pizza casserole recipe is a favorite with kids! Use your favorite pizza toppings to make a pizza pasta bake. The recipe uses raw pasta and the noodles cook in the oven.

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Last week I had Pasta Bake on my menu plan, but as I was pulling ingredients out of the fridge I saw the leftover ingredients from our pizza night.  I decided to experiment with my Pasta Bake recipe and ended up creating a new family favorite: Pizza Casserole!

My son loved this dish so much he asked for the leftovers for breakfast and lunch the next day. The great thing about a pizza pasta bake is that you can add your favorite pizza topping to the casserole, customizing it to your family’s favorite flavors. We made a Pepperoni Pizza Casserole with bell peppers, onion, and mushrooms. However, you could add sausage, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, or Canadian bacon. The possibilities are endless!

How to Make a Pizza Pasta Bake

A Pasta bake starts with uncooked pasta. I like to use rotini pasta, but you can use your favorite pasta.

First layer rotini noodles in bottom of the casserole dish.

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Since you don’t have to cook the pasta first, you will need to add extra liquid to the casserole dish. I add 3 1/2 cups of pizza sauce and 2 1/2 cups of water. The water will be absorbed by the noodles, so the flavor of the sauce will not be watered down.

Then pour the pizza sauce and vegetables over the noodles.

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The water will be absorbed by the noodles, so the flavor of the sauce will not be watered down.

Scooping out pizza pasta bake out of casserole dish.

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Pizza Casserole Recipe

These instructions are a little general The printable recipe card for this my pizza casserole can be found below.

Ingredients:

  • 16 ounces rotini or penne pasta noodles, uncooked (use gluten-free pasta to make this gluten-free)
  • 3½ cups of pizza sauce (I used a triple batch of my Pizza Sauce Recipe)
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 1 ½ cups of your favorite grated cheese (I used mozzarella and white cheddar)
  • 24+pepperonis or other cooked meat (optional)
  • ¼ cup onions (optional)
  • ¼ diced bell peppers (optional)
  • ½ cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
  • other favorite pizza toppings such as sun-dried tomatoes and olives

Directions:

  1. Place uncooked pasta noodles in a 13×9 baking dish.
  2. In a large bowl combine the pizza sauce, water, and your favorite vegetable pizza toppings: onions, peppers, mushrooms, etc. Don’t add the cooked meat until the end.
  3. Pour the pizza sauce mixture over noodles. Mix enough to ensure the noodles are coated with the sauce.
  4. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top of the noodles.
  5. Spread the pepperonis or other cooked meat on top of the cheese.
  6. Cover the dish with foil and bake at 425 for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the noodles are al dente and the cheese is melted and slightly browned.

This quick and easy pizza casserole recipe is a favorite with kids! Use your favorite pizza toppings to make a pizza pasta bake. The recipe uses raw pasta and the noodles cook in the oven.

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Pizza Pasta Bake Video Tutorial

The printable recipe is below this video, but I wanted to show you how easy it is to make this pizza casserole in the following cooking video.

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Printable Recipe for Alea’s Pizza Casserole

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Pizza Casserole Recipe

An easy pasta bake recipe using pasta, pizza sauce, and your favorite pizza toppings.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword pizza casserole recipe, pizza pasta bake recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 people
Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces rotini or penne pasta noodles uncooked (use gluten-free pasta to make this gluten-free)
  • 3½ cups pizza sauce
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 24 pepperonis
  • ¼ cup onions
  • ¼  diced bell peppers
  • ½ cup sliced mushrooms

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425 F degrees.
  • Place uncooked pasta noodles in a 13×9 baking dish.
  • In a large bowl combine the pizza sauce, water, onions, diced bell peppers, and mushrooms.
  • Pour pizza sauce mixture over noodles, mix enough to ensure the noodles are coated.
  • Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top of the noodles.
  • Spread pepperonis on top of the cheese.
  • Cover the casserole dish with foil. Bake at 425 for 30 minutes.
  • Remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes or until the noodles are al dente and the cheese is melted and slightly browned.

 More Pizza Recipes:

  • Fast and Easy Pizza Sauce
  • Chicken and Artichoke Pizza
  • Chicken Alfredo Pizza with Broccoli

This was originally published on March 5, 2013, and was updated on October 17, 2019.

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Jaclyn says

    April 3, 2022 at 10:23 am

    Hey! I was wanting to make this for a meal swap. We usually freeze everything before swapping them. Would you recommend making this dish first and then freezing or put it all together and freezing it right away (not cooking)? Thank you!

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    • Alea Milham says

      April 4, 2022 at 12:08 am

      I would make it and then freeze it.

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      • Jaclyn says

        April 6, 2022 at 2:03 pm

        5 stars
        Thanks! What’s your advice for reheating?

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        • Alea Milham says

          April 7, 2022 at 1:30 am

          Cover the frozen casserole dish with foil. Place the casserole in the oven while it is still frozen. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour. Then remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 – 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the casserole is warmed through.

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  2. Lisa says

    March 29, 2022 at 5:21 pm

    5 stars
    I made this recipe yesterday afternoon, just now eating it today. So delicious, I mixed in bell peppers, onions, jalapeños and black olives. Used turkey pepperonis, put the pepperonis on top of whole wheat pasta then on top of the cheese. My 28 year old son loved it. Will make again. Yum 😋 thanks for the recipe.

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  3. Brandy Johnson says

    October 2, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    Can you freeze the leftovers?

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    • Alea Milham says

      October 2, 2020 at 8:50 pm

      Yes, you can.

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  4. Carol says

    September 29, 2019 at 12:07 pm

    Can you make this a freeze it

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  5. Lillian @ My Recipe Journey says

    January 14, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    I tried this today and it was pretty good! I love how easy it was to make! The pasta just needs salt, so next time I’ll use a saltier sauce. Thanks so much for this easy recipe.

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  6. Swathi says

    March 12, 2013 at 10:32 am

    Delicious pizza casserole Recipe Alea.

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  7. Lillian @ My Recipe Journey says

    March 8, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    I love that the pasta is put in raw…one less pot to clean! Great recipe! I’ll be trying this one! Thanks! Re-pinning!

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  8. Kristi says

    March 6, 2013 at 7:59 am

    I’ll try this one, too. Again, using my Einkorn pasta (with lower gluten). The one last week was SO good!

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  9. Michelle says

    March 5, 2013 at 5:40 pm

    Looks good! I like that it was on the fly and used what you had.

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  10. kitblu says

    March 5, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    5 stars
    I first made my version of pizza casserole many years ago to use leftovers. Instead of uncooked pasta I used leftover rice. This was such a hit with my family that my father adopted it as his signature dish. It could also be made with leftover cooked beans.

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    • Alea says

      March 5, 2013 at 6:00 pm

      I love the idea of using cooked rice as the base!

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  11. April @ The 21st Century Housewife says

    March 5, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    I love the sound of your pizza casserole, and it looks delicious too. What a great idea!

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