Crockpot Pizza Casserole

5 from 23 votes

This Crockpot Pizza Casserole is beefy, cheesy and always a family-favorite recipe.

Prep Time20

Cook Time3

Total Time3 20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Method: Slow Cooker

Servings: Servings

Calories: 712kcal

Add the ground beef and onion to a skillet over medium high heat, and saute until the meat is browned and onions have softened.
Drain the excess fat.
Combine the pasta sauce, water, all but 16 of the pepperoni slices and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese in the crockpot.
Mix in the pasta noodles, and stir to combine.
Add the garlic and salt and pepper to taste to the skillet with the meat and onions. Stir to combine, and saute another minute.
Pour the meat mixture into the crockpot, and stir to combine.
Top the mixture in the crockpot with the remaining mozzarella cheese and pepperoni slices.
Cook on low for 3 hours. Test the noodles at this point, and cook on low an additional hour if not tender.
Garnish with the parmesan cheese and serve.

I always recommend using lean ground beef because it has less fat and calories.
Browning the beef before adding it to the crockpot helps to remove any excess fat.
If you want to add veggies to this recipe, I recommend sauteing them before adding them to the crockpot so they don't get overcooked.
I recommend spraying the slow cooker well with nonstick cooking spray or using a slow cooker liner for easy clean-up.