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Cheesy Pizza Pasta Casserole

April 11, 2018 1 Comment

What’s Inside: This easy, cheesy Pizza Pasta Casserole is an quick and hearty weeknight dinner and a guaranteed hit with the whole family! Ready in 30 minutes (or less!)

This easy, cheesy Pizza Pasta Casserole is an quick and hearty weeknight dinner and a guaranteed hit with the whole family!

Pizza Pasta

Fact: Kids LOVE pizza.

Fact: Kids LOVE pasta.

So we put the two together to make one awesome dinner that is sure to be a winner!

Bonus – this Pizza Pasta Casserole is easy to make, so it’s perfect for busy weeknights. (That way you don’t have to actually spend a lot of money to order pizza delivery!)

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Pizza Pasta Ingredients

  • 3-4 cups cooked pasta
  • 1 cup tomato pasta sauce
  • 2oz cream cheese
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • 4 oz pepperoni slices
  • Parlsey, optional garnish

Tip: A free printable copy of this Pizza Casserole recipe is available at the bottom of the post.

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

  • Casserole dish
  • Non-slip mixing bowls

pizza pasta bake on blue plate with pepperoni

How to Make Our Easy Pizza Pasta Bake

Free printable copy of this Pizza Pasta Casserole recipe is located below photo step-by-step instructions.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook the pasta according to package directions and drain out the water.

making pasta with pizza sauce

Place the pasta in a large bowl and add in the pasta sauce, cream cheese, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Stir well to combine. The heat from the recently cooked pasta will help melt the cream cheese to make it stirrable.

adding Italian seasoning and cream cheese to pizza pasta

Pour the pizza pasta into a casserole dish and cover with 1 cup of shredded cheese. Sprinkle with additional Italian seasoning, if desired, and place pepperoni slices on top.

layering pizza pasta in casserole dish to bake

Cover casserole dish with foil and bake for 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted.

TIP: For a crispy cheese topping, remove the foil covering for the last couple minutes of baking time.

Be sure to pin our easy Pizza Pasta Casserole on Pinterest:

This easy, cheesy Pizza Pasta Casserole is an quick and hearty weeknight dinner and a guaranteed hit with the whole family!

Grab a free printable copy of our Pizza Pasta Bake recipe here:

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Cheesy Pizza Pasta Casserole

Ingredients

  • 3-4 cups cooked pasta
  • 1 cup tomato pasta sauce
  • 2oz cream cheese
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • 4 oz pepperoni slices
  • Parlsey, optional garnish

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta according to package directions and drain out the water.
  2. Prehat oven to 350F
  3. Place the pasta in a large bowl and add in the pasta sauce, cream cheese, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Stir well to combine. The heat from the recently cooked pasta should help melt the cream cheese to make it stirrable.
  4. Pour the pasta into a casserole dish and cover with 1 cup of shredded cheese. Sprinkle with additional Italian seasoning, if desired, and place pepperoni slices on top.
  5. Cover casserole dish with tinfoil and bake for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted.
  6. You can remove the tinfoil for a couple minutes if you want to crisp up the cheese, or remove the dish from the oven
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: dinner, pasta, pizza

Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Muffins

January 19, 2017 3 Comments

Pizza anything is always a hit in my house – from Pizza Dip to Pizza Sliders – we’ve experimented with pizza in countless forms, so it was about time we added a Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Muffin recipe to our repertoire!

Eat pizza anytime anywhere with mess-free Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Muffins! A fun recipe to make with kids as a snack, appetizer, dinner, party food & more!

These pizza muffins are the perfect lunch box treat – an easy, on-the-go way to enjoy pizza without the mess. My daughter always begs for those overpriced pizza breads in the bakery section of our grocery store so she was thrilled with these.

They would also be great to serve alongside soup or pasta as an alternative to biscuits, or as a slightly indulgent side for a salad supper.

Swap out the toppings, sauce or cheese for a fun twist. Sun dried tomatoes, sharp cheddar and black olives are next on my list!

Eat pizza anytime anywhere with mess-free Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Muffins! A fun recipe to make with kids as a snack, appetizer, dinner, party food & more!

Ingredients for Pizza Muffins

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup pepperoni, chopped (or mini pepperoni)
  • ¼ cup tomato sauce

Tip: Swap the pepperoni for more cheese or any other pizza topping.

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

  • Muffin tray
  • Non-slip mixing bowl
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Cheese grater
  • Whisk

TIP: Try these reusable non-stick silicon baking cups for muffins that pop right out of the pan!

Eat pizza anytime anywhere with mess-free Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Muffins! A fun recipe to make with kids as a snack, appetizer, dinner, party food & more!

How to Make Pizza Muffins

Preheat oven to 350F.

Line a muffin tray with liners and set aside.

In a bowl, whisk the all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.

Form a well and then add in the eggs, melted butter, and milk. Mix well.

Fold in 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup pepperoni.

Portion out 1/3 cup of batter into each muffin liner.

Top each muffin with 1/2 Tablespoon tomato sauce and a sprinkle of the remaining cheese and pepperoni.

Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until golden.

Remove from the oven and let them cool down before serving.

 

Pin this pepperoni & cheese pizza muffin recipe:


Eat pizza anytime anywhere with mess-free Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Muffins! A fun recipe to make with kids as a snack, appetizer, dinner, party food & more!

Grab your free printable for our pizza muffin recipe:

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Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Muffins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup pepperoni, chopped (or mini pepperoni)
  • ¼ cup tomato sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Line a muffin tray with liners and set aside.
  3. In a bowl, whisk the all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
  4. Form a well and then add in the eggs, melted butter, and milk. Mix well.
  5. Fold in 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup pepperoni.
  6. Portion out 1/3 cup of batter into each muffin liner.
  7. Top each muffin with 1/2 Tablespoon tomato sauce and a sprinkle of the remaining cheese and pepperoni.
  8. Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until golden.
  9. Remove from the oven and let them cool down before serving.
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Eat pizza anytime anywhere with mess-free Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Muffins! A fun recipe to make with kids as a snack, appetizer, dinner, party food & more!

Would your kids go crazy for these Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza Muffins? What special lunch box treats do your kids go crazy for?

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