With this simple Upside-Down Pizza Casserole, every night can be pizza night! Mix it up with your favorite pizza toppings, and this simple recipe can be different every time you make it.
Upside-Down Pizza Casserole
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We love pizza, but it can get expensive to order it all the time! Sometimes, we make pizza at home, but that’s kind of a pain and I just don’t always feel like it. But this Upside-Down Pizza Casserole? It’s so easy and delicious, it will quickly become a family favorite!
Okay, I know that when you think “casserole” you don’t automatically think of something yummy. But hear me out here… I’m a huge fan of a dish that I can prep, toss in the oven, and then forget about for a little bit. (You know, wash the dishes, clean up, do a load of laundry, read a book, put my feet up with a cocktail… well, one of those anyway…)
And how yummy does this look?!
We stuffed this “pizza” full with ground beef, mini pepperonis, green bell peppers, onions, and melty mozzarella cheese. The best thing about pizza recipes like this is that you can customize it with your favorite pizza toppings!
What will you put in your Upside-Down Pizza Casserole?
Enjoy!
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- 6-Quart Slow Cooker
- Instant-Read Digital Thermometer
- Probe-Style Digital Thermometer
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- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup mini pepperoni
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 green bell peppers, chopped
- 24-ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 10-ounce can refrigerated flaky biscuits
- Brown ground beef in a large skillet.
- When the beef is cooked, add the pepperoni, onion, bell peppers, and tomato sauce to the beef and heat through.
- Transfer the meat mixture to a 2-quart casserole dish.
- Top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Remove biscuits from the can. Gently flatten each biscuit with your palms and place on top of the casserole.
- Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes, until biscuits are cooked through.
Dani Vello says
11/08/2012 at 11:19 pmgah…hungry now! 🙂
Marybeth @ Alarm Clock Wars says
11/08/2012 at 11:19 pmWednesdays are recipe days… Stay away until you’re ready to eat! 🙂
Lana says
11/08/2012 at 11:19 pmYummy and simple; what more could a girl ask for?
Marybeth @ Alarm Clock Wars says
11/08/2012 at 11:19 pmI am all about yummy and simple!
carla says
11/08/2012 at 11:20 pmSounds super yummy! Just printed it! We’ll have to try it this week. Always looking for simple recipes that travel well since we take a lot of meals to the farm!
Marybeth @ Alarm Clock Wars says
11/08/2012 at 11:34 pmThis dish really didn’t travel or reheat all that great… it still tasted great, but it didn’t look all that pretty. Try putting the biscuits on the bottom, I bet it will be more portable that way!
Nori Naylor says
11/15/2012 at 1:38 amJust tried your idea, but used turkey burger, roasted garlic pasta sauce, 16 oz. can diced tomatoes, onion slices with mozzarella cheese slices, and Bisquick biscuit dough covering the top.
Marybeth @ Alarm Clock Wars says
11/16/2012 at 5:17 pmNori, that sounds great! I hope it tasted as good as it sounds!