Cheesy Pizza Casserole Recipe
Cheesy Keto Pizza Casserole - easy low carb cheesy pizza casserole that is totally crave-able and so simple to make! Layers of meaty, cheesy pizza flavors you can't get enough of - with very few carbs!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 475kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground italian sausage hot or mild, depending on your personal preference
- ½ onion diced finely
- 6 cloves garlic diced finely
- 8 oz cremini mushrooms cleaned and sliced thin
- 2 tbsp italian herbs blend
- 1 bell pepper seeded and diced
- 1 cup sliced pepperonis whatever thin-sliced pepperoni brand you love
- ½ cup sliced black olives
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 can diced tomatoes - do not drain
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large pan, cook and crumble ground italian sausage on medium high heat.
- When Italian sausage is browned, remove from pan and set aside. Do not drain or clean out pan.
- Add onions to pan and let soften and brown, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic to pan and cook down until fragrant and lightly browned, another 3-4 minutes on medium-low. Do not let garlic burn.
- Add peppers and mushrooms to pan and cook to softened and lightly browned.
- Drain off any excess moisture from vegetables (very important!! I often will squeeze them to get any excess water out of the vegetables.)
- Prep a 9x9 casserole dish with coconut oil cooking spray (or your favorite way to prep pans - foil, parchment, butter, lard, cooking spray all work just fine.)
- Layer 1/2 the sausage crumbles onto the bottom of the pan.
- Add a layer of ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella (use about 1/3 of each, there will be 3 layers of cheese overall.)
- Add a layer of 1/2 the vegetables.
- Layer some (about 1/2) the pepperonis across the casserole.
- Add a layer of diced tomatoes (and the water they are packed in.)
- Layer the rest of the meat, then another cheese layer, followed by the rest of the vegetables and tomatoes.
- Finish the casserole with a top layer of cheese and pepperonis, garnish with olives.
- Cover casserole with foil and bake for 20 minutes, until casserole is hot and bubbly.
- Remove foil and cook until cheese is browned, about another 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.
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Notes
To further reduce carbs, you can eliminate the onion and reduce the garlic - as well as adding only 1/2 a diced bell pepper.
I personally think the flavor the vegetables brings is worth the extra carbs, but if you are closely watching macros, reducing the bell pepper, onion, and garlic can eliminate up to 6 carbs per serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 475kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 1194mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g