Pizza was on the menu until I came across this 3 Meat Pizza Casserole Recipe. I didn’t feel like dealing with a crust, and this looked really good and it made a hit! This recipe has an excellent blend of flavors.
This is a simple recipe-but there is some prep time involved. Graduation is right around the corner, this would make a great dish for a graduation party. The recipe says to let it set for 5 minutes before serving.
Give this one a try you won’t regret it. Enjoy
3 Meat Pizza Casserole Recipe
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Serves: 6-8
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3 Meat Pizza Casserole Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 lb bow tie pasta
- 1 lb mild pork sausage
- 1 large onion, medium size chopped
- 2 (26 ounces) jars spaghetti sauce (I used Bertolli’s Mushroom and Garlic)
- 1 lb cubed cooked ham
- 1/2–1 lb of sliced pepperoni
- 3 (8 ounces) bags of shredded mozzarella cheese
- 6 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Instructions
- Cook pasta in boiling water until al dent é.
- Cook sausage, garlic powder and oregano with onions until the juices run clear.
- In a lightly greased 9x13x3 inch pan, pour a small amount of sauce to lightly coat bottom.
- Layer ingredients in the order listed below.
- st layer-1/3 of the pasta, 1/3 remaining sauce, 1 bag of mozzarella cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, sausage, and onions.
- And layer-1/2 of the remaining pasta, 1/2 remaining sauce, 1 bag of mozzarella cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, ham.
- rd layer-all remaining pasta, all remaining sauce, 1 bag of mozzarella cheese, 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, all the pepperoni(completely covering the entire top with pepperoni).
- Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes.
- Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
- Serves 6 – 8
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O-M-G!!! This looks freaking delicious!!! Oh, I love how the pepperoni are calling my name hahaha.
Ooh, this looks yummy. My family is always asking for pizza…I’ll have to give this a try instead one night!
Yeah, it’s good, very useful, thanks 🙂
I find myself suddenly craving pizza because of this, but I think I’d rather make this than a pizza. Those peperoni look so yummy ;-;
What about trying this in a crockpot? I am going to make it this way a couple times until I nail the flavors we like though, I’m certain it’ll be wonderful 🙂 Thank you!
I would say it would be worth a try. Personally I love using my slow cooker.
Can’t wait to try this out. Looks so good and almost everyone will like this.
Ground turkey instead of pork sausage===awesome
I made this last night and it was fantastic! Thank you so much for the recipe.
Do you think you could freeze this to bake later?
I have not tried freezing this recipe, but everything in this recipe should freeze well- I have not had good luck freezing cooked pasta. If you try it, I would make sure the pasta is undercooked a little bit.
I made this the other day for dinner and my family LOVED it!! I am totally adding this to the rotation on a regular basis. I subbed Bow Ties for Rotini, left out the ham, added a chopped bell pepper and mushrooms. Then mixed everything together before putting into the baking dish. It was so delicious, and my house smelled AMAZING! My 15 year old said it smelled just like a Pizza Parlor!! Thanks for the great recipe!
I have been making this for years and it dose freeze well and is so simple and quick to fix. I actuallyuse mac & cheese for the crust. Make it like you would mac & cheese, add 1 beaten egg per box put on your toppings put in oven and then done.
I made a slightly different version and it was a hit. We have ‘pizza’ Fridays and this was a nice break (for me and them!)
It freezes well and made quite a bit for me!
I made this using our families choice of toppings and it was a huge hit! Yummy!
looks absolutely fantastic, this well be a hit i’m sure!!! cant wait to try it out. i can almost smell it by viewing the pictures!!!
This looks like a super alternative to regular pizza! I see by other posters that there are variations to how you could make this, which I really like. I may just make it this week as something different. We do eat a lot pizza, so I have no doubt this will be well-received. Can’t wait to TASTE it!!
I also made this a bit different since no one really cares for pepperoni, but that’s the beauty of this recipe, you can make it with toppings that your family likes. It’s was really very very good and happy I stumbled on your site. It really is not difficult to make, once you get into, you’re done and its in the oven before you know it.
just made this for dinner. i never cook and mine looks amazing. so beautiful i barely wanted to eat it 🙁 well worth the effort for beginner chefs.
Awesome recipe! Thanks for sharing 😉
I have made this in a crockpot. Place layers in crockpot and cook on low heat for 3-4 hours.
Looks Yummy!!
I’m trying this tonight! I just found your website through a search for Pizza Casserole….I am sure glad I found it! Awesome recipes here!
I pinned you too!
This looks delicious! I will either have to figure out how to scale it down for a household of 2, or make it as is and plan to freeze some.
I made this last night (I substituted ground beef for ham) and added cottage cheese on the bottom layer. It was awesome!! I’ll definitely be making this again soon! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Any clue regarding how many servings this makes? It looks like it would serve about 8-12? I’m thinking about cutting the recipe in half for the 4 of us…or making 2 9×9 pans and freezing one.
That sounds about right.
You can do pretty much the same with left over spaghetti as the crust, just put a little sauce in the bottom, pour in the spaghetti, then finish by layering with whatever ingredients you like, you can even do it in sections, for the picky eaters. Fantastic!
Why oh why did I look at this recipe???? I cook like this all the time and just recently we decided to eat a little, actually a lot healthier!
Looks delish!
wut is sumthin else i can use besides bow tie pasta. It looks so good!!! but im just to big on noodles
I think elbow macaroni would work out fine.
How many people does this feed??
This feeds 4-6 depending how big of eaters you are feeding. Teenagers can completely devour this casserole.
can i used minced garlic out of the seasoning isle … or is it no the same?
I would use only fresh garlic
do you freeze before or after you bake the casserole?
I freeze the left overs.
Can you use parmesan out of the can or should I use fresh? And where do you find fresh parmesan?
You can use canned or fresh. You can find fresh in the refrigerated section along with the other cheeses
I have this ready to go in the oven for dinner. Kids and husband saw it and decided they wanted to try it. I made my own sauce…I have to say that it looks and smells delicious. Totally looking forward to dinner. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve made a similar dish to this – I didn’t use ham and I used rigatoni noodles (I think). My husband and 2 year old son ate it like it was their last meal. I will definitely be making this on a regular basis!
made this tonight for dinner huge success!!!
I made this for my daughter in laws birthday dinner last night and everyone loved it…I made a couple changes-my family does al dente nothing, so it took the pasta a little longer to cook but less time in the oven…I also couldn’t get all the pasta or pepperoni in the pan so I will use a larger pan next time…I layer the pepperoni where they over lapped each other just a touch and they didn’t curl and completely covered the dish…Everything else I left alone…I want to thank you for sharing, like I said everyone loved it and it will be one that I use again and again…
So do you use a clove of garlic or garlic powder. The ingredients
Says chopped garlic but in the first direction it says garlic powder.
Im not the worlds beat chef and just wanted to make sure i get it
Right before i started on it.
Use chopped garlic
Thanks,
Larry
This is so easy and a lot does go a long way and affordable. I can feed a teenage boy, teenage girl who can eat as much if not more than her brother , a grown man who can a lot, and myself and still have enough for 2 or 3 the next day. A lady in Walmart gave me this recipe in the meat dept as we discussed how expensive hamburger meat was now. She said ” I have the best recipe for u and save money!” She was so right! Very sweet lady! I wish I knew who that lady was!
Also, you can use rigatoni noodles, season it either way, fresh or can garlic. U can mince some onion in the sausage . Make your own sauce, or jared sauce. U can’t really hurt this one if u stick to the main ingredients. I have made it several ways. It always is a huge success!
Of course fresh is always better I think, but the kids and husband don’t notice only the daughter sometimes but still loves it .
Sooooo good!!!! I didn’t realize it called for three bags of mozzarella cheese! I only had one bag and it was still good!!! I think you could really just get away with 2 bags!!!
Oh and I used hamburger instead of sausage!!! Delish!!!
Cooked this tonight and it was a big hit however; I could not fix all of it into a 9×13 pan. Next time I am using a size larger! This is an easy recipe to change up using your favorite pizza toppings and ingredients!
I make it all time usually after I make spagehtti I will have left over sauce, It’s just the 2 of us, I use the wide noodles, mozerella cheese and peperoni and candian bacon, in a 8×8 and it fits perfect in the mirowave. if it was just me I would add mushrooms and black olives maybe even green peppers, You can use whatever pizza toppings your family likes.
I made this with 20 oz of cheese ( 8oz was fat free), uncured pepperoni, whole grain pasta and added some chopped spinach. It was DELICIOUS. It’s a keeper.
Made mine with Canadian bacon instead of ham. I double the recipe for family get togethers.Everyone loves it.
i wonder if you could do a “cresent roll” crust in the bottom of the pan first…what do you think??
I’m not sure-its worth a try.May have to precook the crust a little bit.
So good, when I make again will add more cheese!
I’ve made this several times already, and it’s definitely a favorite of my hubby and I. I leave out the onion and oregano, just because 1) I don’t like onion and 2) I never have oregano 🙂 lol. Instead of mild pork sausage, I always cook a roll of the Jimmy Dean’s Country Mild Sausage and add that instead. I used Prego “Meaty” Sauce. YUM! This is so good!
my son made this in home economics years ago and we all still make it . we use rigatoni noodles and no ham .
Need to season sauce before adding for more flavor. Otherwise it was okay.
Just made this tonight. I left out the ham because I’m not a huge ham person. It was delicious! Currently in the fetal position because I had too much but was well worth it! Great flavors!
We made this today. Had to alter slightly due to bad weather in the area didn’t have access to all ingredients. Replaced hamburg for the sausage and spam for the ham (yes you heard me right spam). It was an amazing meal!!! Very yummy. My daughter made it I just helped. Very simple yet yummy!!!
This was absolutely amazing! I used ground turkey instead of pork and didn’t use the ham. It was perfect! It would be good with the ham though too!
We made this last night, and it was awesome!! We used ground beef instead of ham and didn’t have oregano, but it turned out just fine. I actually couldn’t wait to get home from work today so I could warm some up!
Finally made this tonight for supper,been planning to make it for a week or so now but kept forgeting to pick up certain ingrediants when shopping.It looked so yummy in the picture I didnt want to substitute anything for fear of messing it up. This was absolutely delicious. But now that I know how versatile this recipe is I will try it different ways . I dont think you could mess this up if you tried. This will be a new favorite in my house. I usually make familly members a lasagna & deliver it unbaked with the Chrismas gifts each year (usually around the 21st or 22nd of December). That way with all the rushing around at that time of the season they have a ready made meal to pop in the oven! This will replace the lasagna this year,way easier ! Thanks for the recipe.
Can you leave out the ham? Would you néeds more of the other meats? Looks great!!sure, you may change the taste a little bit-i would add meat to make up for it.
my family and I thought this was good. we will make it again. we are a family of 5. my kids are small. we didn’t even eat half of it for dinner. We will have it for leftovers tomorrow. This makes to much to fit into a 9 x 13 .
This was delicious! I replaced all the meats with low sodium turkey products and it turned out great and I had plenty of left overs. I will definitely make this again.
this turned out outstanding ….. easy 2 make i didnt have all those layers but ended up with 2 good enough 🙂
wow.. 9×13 pan is almost 2 small.. in the oven now but scared it will bubble over.. I put a pan under it just to make sure 🙂
I tried this tonight and it was absolutely DELICIOUS! I halved it because I was only feeding 3 people. But this will definitely be added to our dinner favorites!
I agree that the 9×13 is too small. I should have gone with my instinct to split it into a large & a smaller dish (this would make enough for 2 decent sized dishes). I was also afraid it would boil over so I put a pan underneath. So far, so good. It’s been in for 20 minutes, but it looks like the pepperoni could end up burned if I leave it the full 20. I wish I had covered it for the first half.
I made this for supper tonite and my boyfriend absolutely loved it! It’s pizza in pasta form and its delicious. We will definitely be making this one again 🙂
This was so easy to make and kid friendly too— next time I’ll let my 4 and 5 year old help layer so they feel extra special :). I had no problems with it fitting in my pan… It did not bubble over, and the pepperoni did not burn even in for the full duration. Next time, provided I have time and I’m not rushed, I’ll take the jar tomato sauce and simmer it with some garlic and onion just to give it some extra umph. I didn’t use parmesan, nor sausage since I’m not a fan, but I bet hamburger would be a great substitute. I just did a layer of pepperoni bottom and top with ham in the middle. Also my cans were sold in 24oz not 26oz and I definitely missed the extra 4 oz!! But I’m a sauce lover. I could drink it. If you were to divide the pan 3 ways vertically and horizontally, my kids and I ate 2 squares worth… This is a lot of food!!! It’s so going to the freezer for easy meals later 🙂 Thanks a ton for this recipe! So glad I found it when bored with the same ol same ol.
Looks great, but where are all the veggies in this recipe?? Lol! I’d revamp it using 1/8 the amount of meat, and subbing in tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, onions and black olives.
My family loved it. I would use less sauce the next time. It was quick, easy and left overs for lunch the next day!
I would love to share this with all my Pinterest friends! Could you add them as one of your social networks?
I am in the process of updating the blog theme. For some reason Pinterest did not carry over- we will get the link back in as soon as possible. Thanks
This sounds so good. Do you have any idea how many this would feed? I am looking to feed 20 – 30 people. Just wondering how many of these I should fix. Thanks Sandy
This is a large recipe so depending on your guests, and if you are serving anything else with it, 3-4 casseroles for 20 adults I think would be reasonable.
We have big eaters here. When I serve this dish it feeds 4 with some left overs.
I hope this helps-Thanks
do you cook te noodles first?
Yes-Cook pasta in boiling water until al dent é.
I have been wanting to make this for a while and remembered to put all of the ingredients on my list today. Way to much for a 9×13 pan. I will need to get those disposable foil pans i think for the next time i make it. Didn’t use the ham, but used 2 different chunky sauces: ine with tomatoes in it and the other mushrooms. Will make again!! 🙂
I am going to try this with a carb free crust on the bottom made of eggs, cream cheese and parm cheese.
I made this last night — without the pasta, and using homemade no-sugar-added tomato sauce, to conform with my medically-restricted diet. YUMMMMM! You have no idea how badly I’ve missed for the past seven years pizza and pasta and submarine sandwiches and all those other high-carb “delivery mechanisms” for otherwise-low-carb Italian flavors. The idea of a “casserole” without a base carb may sound odd to some, but for my household it’s a welcome concept which fills a real need (my husband gets his necessary carbs “on the side,” in this case via bakery-fresh garlic bread).
I’d welcome anyone else’s suggestions for ultra-low-carb casseroles (absolutely no more than 10g carbs per serving, less than 5g preferred). Many thanks in advance!
loved this recipe! we got 2 nights of dinner from this. this will not fit in a 9×13 pan. youll need a bigger pan. i used about a 13×18 pan and it was perfect. it was one of those aluminum disposable pans!
I made this tonight for dinner…it was absolutely fantastic! My family love it!
SO VERY EXCITED TO MAKE THIS LOOKS YUMMY AND I KNOW MY FAMILY WILL LOVE IT ANY IDEAS ABOUT T CRUST I THINK IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER WITH A CRUST SO ITS NOT SO MUCH LIKE SPAGHETTI BAKE
I’ve never tried making it that; but it would be worth a try. Any type of good pie crust should work.
made this for a dinner party, used my own sauce, turkey sausage and turkey pepperoni and veggie penne and it was a hit! Didn’t tell anyone it was turkey till after Everyone wanted receipe!
Can this be made the night before and cooked the following day?
I haven’t tried it, but I don’t see why not. I would cover it to make sure it doesn’t dry out.
Excellent casserole. Enjoyed by all of our family members, versatile as well.
The kids loved this, and they are fussy! Thanks
Family loved it… Left off the ham and still delicious!
I have made this planty of times its one of my family’s favorit dinners.. cooking it tonight before work.. Yummy
My boyfriend and I made this the other night and it was fantastic. We made a few changes so here they are:
1. Use a bigger dish for sure!
2. Grease the dish with butter like she says and then lay out some butter garlic crescent rolls! (No need to pre cook before layering)
3. We used ground turkey (but thats just because that’s what we prefer)
4. Instead of using ham we turned that layer into a veggie layer with fresh mushrooms, black olives, and bell pepper!
5. We also used turkey pepperoni’s (they taste just the same to us!)
Thank you so much for the recipe!! It won’t be the last time we make it!!
I make this for my family. They love it. I am making it tomorrow for dinner.
If you don’t like onions, what should I use as a substitute?
You could use shallots for a milder flavor or just leave them out.
I made this today and boy was it good!!! I used canadian bacon, instead of ham and two different pasta sauces (garlic and herb and also mushroom). Will make it again soon!
I’m on a freezer casserole making kick. Think I will give this one a whirl! Thanks!
used ground beef and turkey pepperoni instead of the pork, added pepperjack cheese and black olives………yummy
In the reply you gave on July 11, you said to line the bottom of the dish with crescent rolls, I don’t see that listed anywhere in the recipe?
You are right-these comments are not for this recipe. I deleted them; thanks for calling my attention to that issue
Just made this for dinner, and as soon as I told everyone it was ready they just dug in and in seconds it was almost gone
Now all i would say is i would of had some bread sticks or even the kined with chesses inside would be a great side to this dish.
The next time i make it i think ill make half a suppem and half normal. But this is a keeper.
For anyone Gluten Free that loves pizza this is a keeper. Just use the gluten free pasta and the rest of your guests will never know.
We love this recipe! !! I use ground beef, Canadian bacon, and pepperoni, with the bacon and provolone flavored sauce! Delish!!! Tonight I think I’m going to try a version with Alfredo sauce instead of red sauce, I can’t see that much of anything would mess this up!
My kids will love this. Pinning.
Just put together ahead of time for tonight’s dinner, but want to confirm that it cooks uncovered?
correct
Saw this receipe and trying its in the oven as I typed. My family can’t wait to try it! Will update shortly!!!
It taste just like a pizza! Next time I will use assorted peppers and more meat. Overall good recipe.
This recipe was awesome!!! everyone got seconds and left overs were eaten the next day. My sister even asked me for the recipe.
Just made this for dinner. So delicious. I love when a pasta is baked so this ended up being a success. My brother loved it. Next time I would add more veggies. Great job to whoever created the recipe !!! 🙂
So glad to find this recipe! I had pinned one very similar to it on Pintrest and was a favorite but recently went back to use it again only to discover the blog it had been listed on was no longer available. 🙁 Thank you for having the recipe! My hubby and I really enjoy using crescent rolls on the bottom to make it more like pizza than spaghetti. its been a hit w/ my in laws even made one that was vegitarian friendly- leave out the meats and use lots of veggies!
I am looking forward to making this for my company next week. My favorite pizza is actually “Veggie Lover’s” so I will be incorporating lots of veggies into my dish. I LOVE Italian sausage and pepperoni so this is going to be awesome! Thanks for this recipe <3
I’m making this right now and the pepperoni is starting to burn on the edges, so next time I will put them on after 20 mins of cooking, smells delicious!
Got this recipe from my Daughter off pinleast. Cooked it last night, it was a great success. All gone in about 30 minutes
I make this all the time, but to make it taste more like pizza, replace one of the jars of spaghetti sauce with 2 cans of Pastorelli Pizza sauce. It has a much more pungent taste and tastes much more like Pizza pasta then.
I wish I could upload my pictures. Facebook LOVED those, lol. But this awesome recipe was THE talk of my world. Instead of pork sausage I used Italian sausage and replaced cubed ham (not my fave) with crumbles of bacon. I added olives and bell peppers. The result was CRAZY GOOD! I doubled this recipe because my house overflows with testosterone so I KNEW they’d love it! 2 1/2 days of no cooking lol #WINNING
I made this today but I did the use any pork since we don’t eat it. I used Turkey Sausage, Hamburger meat and Turkey Pepperoni!!! It is a hit!!!!!
How many servings does this make?
This is a big recipe – I would say 6 -8 depending how big of eaters you are serving.
We use gluten-free pasta, ground beef, onions, mushrooms, and pepperoni. Sometimes I’ll add 1-1/2 cups cottage cheese to increase the protein. Also, it’s much tastier to shred your own cheese. Pre-shredded has a waxy taste to it.
Is this freezer friendly? Was going to make some up for friends and wondered if they could be froze then baked when wanting to eat?
I have never frozen this dish, but i think it should work out be fine.
Do you cover this while baking or not ??
This is not covered during the baking time.
I rec’d this recipe in an email today and was debating on making it. I was reading directions and scrolled down to the reviews this got such great reviews I am going to the store. I will be makin this for dinner tonight can’t wait. I will be back so I can put my 2 cents in, not that you need it lol.
You don’t mention how many people it feeds
I would say 6-8
How many does it feed?
6-8 depending on who you are feeding
It looks like there are some steps missing in the directions. Or maybe its me and i am not understanding? ? It jumps from 2 to 5 and from 5 to 8??
Added the step numbers hope that helps