This Upside Down Pizza Casserole is an easy comfort food recipe.
My love of pizza is epic. If I could pick one food to eat everyday for a week it would be pizza. So when I found the recipe for Upside Down Pizza Casserole I had to try it.
Hi! It’s Susanne from New South Charm back again this month with a great recipe to help your family is sure to love.
My favorite part of this pizza recipe is the sauce. For this recipe the sauce is made from combining a jar of store bought marinara combined with basic seasonings and a little mozzarella cheese. The result is a great sauce full of warm rich flavor.
Pizza has to have a crust. That’s probably rule number one of pizza making. For this Upside Down Pizza Casserole the crust is made from canned refrigerated biscuits. That’s easy enough right?
To make the crust from the biscuits you’ll need to popped them out of the can and then slice them in half. After cutting them in half gently flatten them in your hands. They should be about a half inch thick.
After you’ve sliced and flatten the biscuits line them across the top of the cheese. Then pop it in the oven for 15 minutes. You read that right fifteen minutes. Serve it with a fresh salad and dinner is served.
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Upside Down Pizza Casserole
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 15 ounces jar pizza sauce
- 1 10 ounce package refrigerated biscuits
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
- Parmesan cheese for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Brown beef and drain off fat.
- In the skillet add jarred sauce, seasonings and a handful of Mozzarella cheese to beef. Stir until evenly mixed and heated through (about five minutes)
- Transfer mixture into an ungreased 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle remaining Mozzarella cheese on top.
- Cut each biscuit in half and flatten by hand making them half inch thick. Line the biscuits on top of cheese.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.