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Slow Cooker Pizza Casserole
All the flavors of pizza in a casserole, made in a slow cooker. There’s plenty of cheese and pepperoni so you can overlook the lack of a crunchy crust.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword casserole, crockpot, pizza, slow cooker
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 5 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Total Time 5 hours hours 45 minutes minutes
Servings 8
Calories 376 kcal
1 pound Italian sausage ½ medium sweet onion chopped 2 cloves garlic minced 1 28 ounce crushed tomatoes 1 cup water 4 ounces pepperoni sliced, divided 1 small green bell pepper. chopped 2 teaspoon dried oregano 2 teaspoon Kosher salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded, divided (plus more for garnish if desired) 2 cups farfalle or you favorite pasta parsley chopped, for garnish Parmesan freshly grated, for garnish
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Crumble in the sausage and cook until almost done.
Add the onion and cook until the meat is completely done.
Add the garlic and cook for one more minute.
Transfer meat to a slow cooker set to low.
Stir in the tomatoes, water, all but 12 slices of the pepperoni, the oregano, salt, pepper, and 1 cup of the cheese. Mix well.
Add the pasta and stir.
Top with the remaining pepperoni and cheese and cover.
Cook for 5 hours and serve garnished with parsley, Parmesan and more mozzarella cheese.
Calories: 376 kcal | Carbohydrates: 7 g | Protein: 19 g | Fat: 30 g | Saturated Fat: 12 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 80 mg | Sodium: 1746 mg | Potassium: 461 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 4 g | Vitamin A: 499 IU | Vitamin C: 14 mg | Calcium: 179 mg | Iron: 2 mg