Upside-Down Pizza Casserole
We need easy family meals, so this Upside-Down Pizza Casserole is a real winner in our family! This casserole is EASY to make in 30 minutes and can be customized to include ingredients that make everyone happy.
The flavors in the hamburger, fresh vegetables and pizza sauce really stand out with the crescent roll dough offering a nice accent.
If you enjoy this easy casserole you may also like our Tater Tot Chicken Pot Pie.
Easy Upside Down Pizza Casserole
We love all of the pizza inspired dishes from Air Fryer Pizza Sliders to Pizza Spaghetti Casserole pizza inspired dishes are a regular on our family’s dinner table.
This is one of our family’s favorite casseroles because we almost always have the ingredients on hand. Hamburger, onion, pizza sauce, green pepper, mushrooms, crescent rolls, sour cream, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese. A similar low-carb recipe with lots of veggies is our Keto Ground Beef Casserole.
If you have other vegetables that you prefer add them in! Don’t care for peppers or mushrooms, then take them out.
Upside-Down Pizza Casserole has plenty of pizza sauce in the bottom so it won’t dry out during baking or when being reheated. You can adjust the amount of sauce to suit your preference. I like to use a full can of sauce so that I don’t waste the leftovers by accidentally pushing the jar to the back of the refrigerator and forgetting about it. If liquid in the bottom of a casserole isn’t your thing, just decrease the amount of sauce.
If you are out of fresh vegetables, a jar of mushrooms or a bag of frozen vegetables will work just fine. Life is busy, I get it! So don’t stress about what you do or don’t have.
Brown some meat, drain it and then add vegetables and pizza sauce to the skillet to get your desired consistency. Pour all of that in a 9 x 13″ casserole dish, swirl in some sour cream, sprinkle on a layer of cheese, lay down some pepperonis and then unroll the crescent roll dough on top. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and pop that baby in the oven.
We love how meat and vegetables are the flavors that stand out. I really like bread as an accent piece and it plays that role perfectly in this casserole. Serve with a salad or Air Fryer Broccoli and the hotdish dinner is ready!
Why This Crescent Roll Pizza Casserole Recipe Works
- Easy to customize: Add your favorite pizza toppings, such as ham, olives, hot peppers, mushrooms, or whatever your family enjoys.
- Quick and easy crust: There’s no yeast, kneading, or rise time. Crescent rolls create a buttery, flavorful crust without the extra work.
- Creamy and rich: Ricotta cheese adds a rich, creamy texture that makes this pizza extra satisfying.
- Add a sweet and spicy finish: Drizzle hot honey over the finished pizza for an easy flavor boost that pairs perfectly with the savory toppings.
Tips for Making Pizza Casserole with Beef
- Keep crescent dough chilled until laying on the casserole as it is easier to handle and fit onto the dish.
- We like using a lot of vegetables and the full jar of sauce, some people prefer using half a jar of sauce.
- Ground beef or Italian sausage both work well.
- If the crescent dough looks too brown, but isn’t cooking underneath then cover with foil to finish baking
How to Make Pizza Hotdish
- Grease a 13×9 inch casserole dish and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Brown hamburger or sausage. Drain fat.
- Return hamburger to skillet and add onions, pepper and mushrooms. Stir until heated through.
- Add pizza sauce until mixture is the desired consistency. Pour into the bottom of a greased, 9 x 13″ baking dish.
- Spoon sour cream evenly over mixture and then using a gentle swirling motion mix it into the casserole.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over top. Add a layer of pepperonis.
- Unroll crescent roll dough and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 20 – 30 minutes until casserole is bubbly and dough it baked.
Other Easy Casserole Dishes:
- Italian Bacon Cheeseburger Pie
- Easy Mexican Casserole
- Sausage Pizza Bubble Up Casserole
- Hamburger and Tater Tot Casserole
- Easy Egg & Sausage Casserole
- Chicken & Twice Baked Potato Casserole
- Bacon Breakfast Casserole
- Everything Bagel & Sausage Casserole
- Cheesy Broccoli Casserole
- Creamy Chicken Pasta Casserole
Upside-Down Pizza Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 pound hamburger or sausage
- 14 ounce jar pizza sauce
- 1/4 cup green pepper diced
- 1 1/2 cups mushrooms chopped
- 1/3 cup onion chopped
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3/4 cup pepperoni
- 8 ounce package crescent roll dough
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Brown hamburger or sausage. Drain fat.1 pound hamburger or sausage
- Add onions, pepper and mushrooms to hamburger. Stir until heated through.1/4 cup green pepper, 1 1/2 cups mushrooms, 1/3 cup onion
- Add pizza sauce until mixture is the desired consistency. Pour into the bottom of a greased, 9 x 13" baking dish.14 ounce jar pizza sauce
- Spoon ricotta cheese evenly over mixture and then using a gentle swirling motion mix it into the casserole.1 cup ricotta cheese
- Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheese evenly over top.1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Add a layer of pepperoni.3/4 cup pepperoni
- Unroll crescent roll dough.8 ounce package crescent roll dough
- Melt butter, stir in the garlic powder and brush over the crescent dough.2 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Bake for 20 – 30 minutes until casserole is bubbly and dough it baked.
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I make it and use biscuits it works great I cook them on side and serve it up on top when both are cooked.just place biscuits on top of sour cream topping.