Spaghetti Pizza Casserole
This Spaghetti Pizza Casserole combines the warm comfort of traditional spaghetti pasta and marinara sauce with the rich, cheesy tastes of your favorite pizza — a delicious meal that everyone in the family will love!
Ingredients
Pasta
- 8 ounces spaghetti noodles broken in half, cooked, drained, and cooled
- 2 ½ cups mozzarella cheese shredded, divided
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan Cheese
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
Sauce
- 1 pound Italian sausage mild
- 24 ounce jar marinara sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 35 slices pepperoni
- 1/2 tablespoon basil
Instructions
- Before starting the steps of this recipe, break the spaghetti noodles in half and follow the package instructions to boil, drain, and allow them to cool.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooled spaghetti noodles, 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, milk, an egg, Italian seasoning, and garlic salt.
- Transfer noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread it into an even layer. Place in the oven, bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
- While pasta is baking, prepare the sauce. Brown Italian sausage in a large skillet over medium heat for about 8 minutes, then drain any excess grease.
- Pour the marinara sauce over the cooked Italian sausage in the skillet, then mix in the Italian seasoning. Stir well to combine the sauce with the sausage.
- When the oven timer for the baked pasta goes off, remove pan from the oven and lower the temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Spread the meat sauce evenly over the cooked noodles in the pan, then add the remaining 2 cups of cheese on top.
- Layer pepperoni slices on top of the cheese and sprinkle with a dusting of basil.
- Return to the oven and bake uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes.