Easy Pizza Pasta Bake Recipe (2024)

Published: Apr 30, 2020 · Modified: Jun 9, 2021 by Megan Porta · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Pizza Pasta Bake is a pizza, pasta dish and casserole all in one! This is such a popular meal in our family and is loved by ALL. Satisfy your pizza craving by including all the pizza topping favorites you love. You can’t go wrong with this delicious dinner!

Original post: March 2014 | Updated: April 2020

How many delicious dinner recipes do you know that require only 5 ingredients and take 30 minutes to make? Well this Pizza Pasta Bake falls into this category, making it one of those go-to recipes to fall back on when you’re lacking in time and energy.

And really, the recipe is just a template that can be used as a solid base to build on. If your family loves a meaty pizza? Load this casserole up with meat! If they enjoy veggie pizza? Omit the meat and pack it with veggies. The recipe below can be easily tweaked to meet the needs and tastes of the people you are feeding!

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Pizza lovers will appreciate this pizza pasta bake made with just 5 ingredients and a delicious dinner option!

HOW TO MAKE PIZZA PASTA BAKE

STEP 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.

Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain grease and add salt, pepper and spaghetti or pizza sauce to skillet. Cook over medium heat for an additional 5 minutes.

RECIPE NOTES

Use any variety of medium-sized pasta for this recipe, such as rotini, shells or elbow macaroni.
Swap beef out for ground Italian sausage for an extra boost of flavor!
Either spaghetti sauce OR pizza sauce tastes great in this recipe!
For extra flavor, add an onion and a few cloves of garlic to the ground beef after it’s done cooking. Italian seasoning would be a great, tasty addition, too!
Go crazy with your favorite pizza toppings!
If you like a little kick to your pizza, a simple way to spice it up would be to mix some sauce with a half teaspoon of red pepper flakes!

OTHER FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPINGS TO ADD TO YOUR PIZZA BAKE

Red, orange or green bell peppers
Mushrooms
Black olives or green olives
Canadian bacon and pineapple
Extra cheese – colby, monterey jack, cheddar or Parmesan!

NOT READY TO SERVE? FREEZE IT!

Once you’ve assembled your Pizza Pasta Bake, but before you’ve baked it, it’s time to put an airtight lid on it or cover it with saran wrap. Place it in the freezer. Once you’re ready to serve it, remove the pan from the freezer, bring it to room temperature and then bake it!

LOVE PIZZA? HERE ARE MORE OPTIONS!

Pickle Pizza
Breakfast Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza Sliders
Angry Birds Pizza
Olive Pizza
No Yeast Pizza Dough (this recipe makes the easiest, best pizza crust you’ll find!)

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN PIZZA SAUCE FROM SCRATCH

This homemade pizza sauce takes less than 25 minutes to make and tastes way better than anything you can buy from the store. It is loaded with flavor and goes well with any toppings. The recipe makes enough to cover two 12-inch pizzas!

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SPAGHETTI SAUCE FROM SCRATCH

Spaghetti Sauce is super easy, meaty and hearty when made in an Instant Pot. Using a pressure cooker to cook pasta sauce makes it flavorful and quick to prepare, but tastes like is has simmered on the stove all day. Pour this delicious savory sauce over a pile of cooked pasta!

PIZZA COMBINATIONS TO TRY

Canadian Bacon and Pineapple with a BBQ sauce base
BBQ Chicken and diced red onion
Sausage, Bacon, Pepperoni and Canadian Bacon
BLT – Crispy Bacon, sliced spinach and diced tomatoes with mozzarella cheese
Veggie – Spinach, mushrooms, green peppers, diced onions
Chicken Bacon Artichoke
Pepperoni, fresh spinach, black olives, roma tomatoes

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Pizza Pasta Bake

5 from 5 votes

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 483kcal

Author: Megan Porta

Ingredients

▢ 1 lb ground beef
▢ Salt and pepper to taste
▢ 24 oz spaghetti sauce
▢ 16 oz medium pasta Rotini, shells or elbow macaroni
▢ 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
▢ 20 pepperoni slices

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain grease and add salt, pepper and spaghetti or pizza sauce to skillet. Cook over medium heat for an additional 5 minutes. While the sauce is cooking, cook pasta in boiling water for 3 minutes shy of al dente.
Add cooked pasta in an even layer inside the prepared baking dish. Top with sauce mixture, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni slices. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Notes

Use any variety of medium-sized pasta for this recipe, such as rotini, shells or elbow macaroni.
Swap beef out for ground Italian sausage for an extra boost of flavor!
Either spaghetti sauce OR pizza sauce tastes great in this recipe!
For extra flavor, add an onion and a few cloves of garlic to the ground beef after it’s done cooking. Italian seasoning would be a great, tasty addition, too!
Go crazy with your favorite pizza toppings!
If you like a little kick to your pizza, a simple way to spice it up would be to mix some sauce with a half teaspoon of red pepper flakes!

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