garlic parmesan pizza casserole

Name: Garlic Parmesan Pizza Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup(s) grated Parmesan cheese, divided; 1 cup(s) crumbled cooked bacon; 10 ounce(s) uncooked fusilli pasta; 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 8 ounce(s) white mushrooms, sliced; 1 pound(s) lean ground beef; 1 medium vidalia sweet onion, peeled and diced; 2 banana peppers, sliced; 2 clove(s) garlic, finely minced; 2 teaspoon(s) dried basil; 2 teaspoon(s) crushed red pepper; 1 bottle(s) garlic Parmesan sauce; 2 can(s) sliced ripe olives, drained (2.25 oz); 6 ounce(s) pepperoni, sliced; 2 cup(s) shredded pizza cheese blend, divided; 1 tablespoon(s) sea salt mixed with black pepper

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raymond spencer

st bernard, LA

Updated on Dec 6, 2021

A fifth recipe of garlic Parmesan creation. This time it's a pizza casserole, filled with fusilli pasta, pepperoni, real bacon bits and garlic Parmesan sauce.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 cup crumbled cooked bacon
10 ounces uncooked fusilli pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
1 pound lean ground beef
1 medium vidalia sweet onion, peeled and diced
2 banana peppers, sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
1 bottle garlic Parmesan sauce
2 cans sliced ripe olives, drained (2.25 oz)
6 ounces pepperoni, sliced
2 cups shredded pizza cheese blend, divided
1 tablespoon sea salt mixed with black pepper

How To Make garlic parmesan pizza casserole

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Add 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese and crumbled bacon bits; mix well.

Step 2

Cook fusilli pasta according to package directions. Drain well and set aside.
Step 3

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and remaining grated Parmesan cheese. Saute for 5 minutes until golden brown. Remove to a plate and set aside.
Step 4

Add ground beef and sliced vidalia onion to the skillet and cook, stirring for 8 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
Step 5

Stir in chopped banana peppers and minced garlic and continue cooking until the beef is no longer pink. Drain and discard excess grease.
Step 6

Combine dried basil, crushed red pepper, garlic Parmesan sauce, olives, pepperoni and reserved cooked mushrooms; stir well.
Step 7

Let it simmer for 6 minutes. Season with sea salt/black pepper as needed.
Step 8

Add cooked fusilli pasta. Toss to blend thoroughly.
Step 9

Spoon half of the pasta mixture into a prepared baking pan. Top with half of shredded pizza cheese blend. Repeat layers.
Step 10

Bake for 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly and the cheese is melted.
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