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

Cook Time 5 30

Total Time 5 45

Servings

Calories 376kcal

Author Based on a recipe from 101 Cooking for Two

Equipment

Ingredients

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 your favorite pasta
parsley chopped, for garnish
Parmesan freshly grated, for garnish

Instructions

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.

Notes

You can also add mushrooms in when cooking the onions.

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