Lightened Up Meat Lovers Pizza Casserole
David LOVES pizza – like it is probably one of his top 5 favorite foods. Whenever I am out of town or having dinner out with friends, he always orders a meat lovers pizza for dinner and it is basically the highlight of his week. In honor of his love of pizza, I made this lightened up meat lovers pizza casserole that contains most of the flavors he loves with a fraction of the fat and calories! This meal is not only super easy to make, but it is also perfect for meal prep! I use my own homemade marinara sauce as the pizza sauce and these pre-cooked turkey crumbles because #lazy, but feel free to use whatever you like!
Lightened Up Meat Lovers Pizza Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 sweet onion diced
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 8 oz turkey sausage
- 1 cup turkey pepperoni roughly chopped
- 1 lb 96% lean ground beef
- 1 pint marinara or pizza sauce
- 1½ cups mozzarella cheese for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Brown hamburger in skillet then pour into a greased casserole dish
- If not using precooked turkey sausage, brown turkey sausage and then add to hamburger in casserole dish
- Saute onion in olive oil and season with salt and pepper
- When onion is translucent, add garlic and saute for one more minute
- Add peppers and saute until soft
- While veggies are cooking, chop up turkey sausage and add to casserole dish with hamburger and sausage
- When veggies are soft, add to meat mixture
- Pour marinara sauce over mixture and stir well so that all the meats are coated
- Top mixture with cheese and then bake for about 30 minutes, until the cheese is melted
Notes
You can also add black olives and bacon/turkey bacon to this casserole, if you want!
