Spiral Pepperoni Pizza Bake

Name: Spiral Pepperoni Pizza Bake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Dinner Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes, Indian Recipes, Italian Dinners, Italian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 package (16 ounces) spiral pasta; 2 pounds ground beef; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt; 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 cans (15 ounces each) pizza sauce; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 2 cups 2% milk; 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1 package (3-1/2 ounces) sliced pepperoni

My grandmother used to fix this yummy dish for my Girl Scout troop when I was growing up. Now, I make it for my stepdaughters’ scout troop. It's easy to prepare, and the girls always beg me to make it —Kimberly Howland, Fremont, Michigan

Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) spiral pasta
2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cans (15 ounces each) pizza sauce
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups 2% milk
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 package (3-1/2 ounces) sliced pepperoni

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions.
Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Sprinkle with seasonings. Stir in pizza sauce; remove from heat.
In a large bowl, mix eggs, milk and Parmesan cheese. Drain pasta; add to egg mixture and toss to combine. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Top with beef mixture, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.
Bake, covered, 20 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes longer or until golden brown and heated through.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 520 calories, 24g fat (11g saturated fat), 116mg cholesterol, 1039mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 3g fiber), 34g protein.

Originally published as Pizza Casserole in Taste of Home August/September 2007

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4jenny

Sep 18, 2019

This was awesome! My family loved it. I did do what other reviewers said and separated it out into a 9x13 and a 8x8 pan to freeze for later. It made a lot. I also only used 1 1/2 cups milk. I also mixed the meat mixture with the noodle mixture before putting it altogether in the pans as others suggested. Adjustments I made were: I used a 26 oz. jar of spaghetti sauce and a can of Rotel to spice it up a little. I used one pound of beef and one pound of Italian sausage. I also sautéed a green pepper, mushrooms and 2 cloves of garlic in with the meat. Instead of all mozzarella I used 2 cups mozzarella and 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar. This was sooooooo delicious! Definitely going down as one to make again and again!!
Donut Queen

Oct 19, 2017

Agree with 0434068; the bottom part ruined the whole dish. The leftovers were barely edible.
sonnys

Mar 10, 2016

I used Italian sausage instead of the ground beef, great!!!!
0434068

Mar 2, 2016

This was very distasteful. The top was delicious but the bottom was simply too plain. I wish I would have mixed the pasta mixture with the meat mixture like another reviewer stated. That pasta tasted raw! I could not finish my plate, although I hadn't eaten all day. But there's plenty of leftovers so that's a plus for this recipe.
sugarcookee

Feb 24, 2016

Great recipe! I've made this many times after having found it in the Taste of Home Magazine years ago. The only change I've made is cutting the milk content to 1 1/2 C to make it less runny.
lurky27

Jan 22, 2016

Delicious! 1 lb of meat is enough. We used ground turkey. Turkey pepperoni is yummy. Onion not necessary.- Theresa
westlake_man

Aug 10, 2015

had nice taste
denise27

Jun 14, 2015

Very good! It was like lasagne & pizza exploded together. Will make again
17sebenedict

Jan 8, 2015

Very good, nice for leftovers.
Granny1989

Jan 7, 2015

very good!!!!