Easy Pizza Casserole

For those lazy days when you don't feel like making a full pizza, this will give you all the flavors of pizza, minus the dough.

Total Time: 1 Hour (Prep - 15 Minutes / Cook - 45 Minutes)

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef (or Italian sausage)

• 6 oz pepperoni

• 3 cups Mozzarella cheese

• 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes

• 1 teaspoon garlic salt

• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

• 16 oz penne pasta

• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Brown the ground beef or sausage and drain any grease. Pour in the crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning and the garlic salt. Stir to combine.

3. Meanwhile, boil pasta according to directions, but cook to al dente (firm and undercooked). Drain pasta and pour half of the pasta in a 9x13 baking dish.

4. Spoon half the meat mixture over the pasta. Top with half the Mozzarella cheese. Lay half the pepperoni on top.

5. Layer the remaining pasta, meat sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top.

6. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove the foil and bake for another 15 minutes or until bubbly and brown. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and serve.