Easy Cheesy Pizza Casserole

Ready in : 45 mins

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Easy Cheesy Pizza Casserole a try. This main course has 902 calories, 57g of protein, and 55g of fat per serving. For $3.95 per serving, this recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. 181 person were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. This recipe from Foodista requires equivalent amount of a ground beef/bulk sausage mix, milk, oregano, and pepperoni. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 83%, which is spectacular. Easy Cheesy Pizza Casserole, Cheesy Pizza Casserole, and 20 Minute Cheesy Pizza Casserole are very similar to this recipe.

Ingredients

equivalent amount of a ground beef/bulk sausage mix

1 lb

ricotta

0.5 cup

oregano

1 pinch

basil

1 pinch

parmesan cheese

1 Tbs

pasta sauce

26 oz

pizza sauce

1 can

pepper flakes

0.125 tsp

pepperoni

0.5

mozzarella

2 cups

aged provolone

0.5 cup

herbed parmesan drop biscuits

6 servings

additional parmesan cheese

6 servings

baking mix

2.25 cup

parmesan cheese

0.25 cup

seasoning

1 tsp

milk

0.6666667 cup

or

1 serving

Cooking in Steps

1
Brown ground beef in skillet; drain fat.

ground beef

frying pan
2
Mix in pasta or pizza sauce and pepper flakes; set aside.

pizza sauce

pepper

pasta
3
Mix ricotta cheese with the herbs and Parmesan in a separate bowl; set aside.

ricotta cheese

parmesan

herbs

bowl
4
Mix the dry ingredients for the biscuits.

biscuits
5
Add milk and stir until combined.

milk
6
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 13 x 9 pan with non-stick spray. Drop biscuit dough by teaspoons in the bottom of pan, spacing evenly. It's OK if there is space between the dough--it will expand as it's cooked. Top with ground beef mixture and dot with the ricotta cheese mixture.

ricotta cheese

biscuits

ground beef

dough

oven

frying pan
7
Bake at 375 for about 20 min or until biscuits are puffed and beginning to get golden brown.

biscuits

oven
8
Top with mozzarella and provolone cheeses and distribute pepperoni slices evenly over top, increase oven temperature to 425 degrees. Return to oven and bake until cheeses are melted and beginning to bubble. This should take about 10 minutes.

pepperoni slices

mozzarella

provolone

oven
9
Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before slicing and serving. May be topped with the additional Parmesan cheese.

parmesan

oven