Spaghetti Pizza Bake combines the best of spaghetti with the best of pizza! It includes pizza toppings like pepperoni, mushrooms and olives on a layer of spaghetti, spaghetti sauce and ground beef. It's topped with mozzarella cheese for a savory and delicious pasta entree that's kid-friendly and utterly delightful. Great recipe for company since it makes so many servings.
1 9x13" deep dish glass baking dish NOT a pyrex glass baking dish--those dishes are not deep enough
1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
1 large skillet
1 hamburger chopper to break meat down in small pieces while frying
measuring cups
measuring spoons
1 large stock pot with lid
1 colander
1 medium mixing bowl
1 whisk
1 spatula
1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
2lbs.lean ground beef(93 to 96%)
1mediumonionchopped
2clovesgarlicminced
1tsp.sea salt
1/4tsp.ground black pepper
7oz.thin spaghettibroken into thirds
2largeeggs
1/3cuphalf-and-halfor whole milk
28oz. jarmeatless spaghetti sauce
35slicespepperoni
4oz. canmushroomsdrained
2.25oz. canripe olivessliced and drained
8oz. pkg.mozzarella cheeseshredded
Instructions
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the beef, onion and garlic until meat is no longer pink.
Use a hamburger chopper to break the meat down in small pieces while frying.
Drain any grease.
Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper and set aside.
Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
Rinse with cold water to stop noodles from cooking.
Drain in colander.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs and half-and-half with a whisk.
Stir in cooked and drained spaghetti.
Transfer spaghetti mixture to a greased 9x13” glass baking dish.
Top with ingredients in this order: spaghetti sauce, beef mixture, pepperoni, mushrooms and then olives.
Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top of casserole.
(Dish may be full, especially if you use a narrow pyrex dish instead of a deeper casserole dish).
Bake, uncovered, at 350º for about 40-45 minutes, or until casserole is hot and bubbly.
Notes
NOTE: The original recipe calls for ¾ cup milk to mix with eggs and spaghetti. I substituted half-and-half. I recommend decreasing the amount to about 1/3 cup (reflected above). You really don’t need any more than that.NOTE: The ingredients for this recipe are too much for a regular 9x13” Pyrex glass baking dish. You need a deeper dish then what that provides.