If you don’t have time to make gluten-free pizza from scratch, but you don’t want to disappoint the family, try a pizza casserole. No, it’s not the same, but it’s still good. It’s a cross between pizza, spaghetti, and lasagna. How can it not be good?
This is a recipe that you can easily adjust in quantity and to your taste. As I made this tonight, I was remembering how much I used to depend on recipes that gave exact amounts. Now, even in baking, I’m much more comfortable with some of this and a little of that. I will try to be more specific for the sake of those who need it, but it really doesn’t have to be exact.
Pizza Casserole
Recipe type: Main
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 12 ounces gluten-free pasta (I used Tinkyada penne)
- 1 pound ground beef or sausage
- 1 onion, chopped
- 6 ounces Sliced Pepperoni (Hormel is gluten free)
- 28 ounce jar pasta sauce
- 16 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Cook the pasta, drain, and quickly rinse with cold water.
- Saute the beef and onions and drain.
- Grease a large rectangular casserole dish.
- Put a small amount of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of the dish and spread it out thinly.
- Add half the pasta.
- Top with half the beef and onion mixture.
- Spoon on half of the remaining spaghetti sauce.
- Top with half the cheese.
- Add a layer of pepperoni.
- Repeat pasta, beef and onion, sauce, cheese, and pepperoni.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
looks good! I make somewhat vegetarian version of this, but I’ve never really tired to make it turn out like pizza. I think that might just be the trick – to make it more than just veggies and pasta bake. Thanks for the idea!
Linda — This looks fantastic! I shared the link to your recipe on my gluten free swap group today!! SO hopefully a bunch of folks will stop by and see your recipe today! I can’t wait to try this!
That looks so good! My kids love all things pepperoni. We will have to try this.
Made this recipe last night, and I loved it. However, I used the bionature gluten free noodles. I find that they make better left overs because they don’t dissolve when they get moist.
looks like something my kids would eat …but my middle son who has autism only eats regular noodles. Can I use Tinkyada spag. noodles?
Cynthia, I’ve never made it with spaghetti noodles, but it should work well.
Linda-
Made it last night and it was a HUGE hit! Used the tinkyada spag noodles with no problems. I included the kids in preparing it and they had a blast. Even DH who is not GF loved it. Thank you
Great! Thanks for letting me know.
I made this and blogged about it, it was such a huge hit! My kids DEVOURED it!!