Garlic Bread Pepperoni Pizza Casserole

Pizza Casserole is the perfect cheese-filled dish to serve for a fun dinner! This pepperoni pizza casserole recipe is made with layers of cheese, sauce, and pepperonis, then topped with balls of pizza dough and brushed with garlic butter. You're left with a DELICIOUS garlic bread pizza bake that everyone will love!

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Garlic Bread Pepperoni Pizza Casserole

Pizza Casserole is the perfect cheese-filled dish to serve for a fun dinner! This pepperoni pizza casserole recipe is made with layers of cheese, sauce, and pepperonis, then topped with balls of pizza dough and brushed with garlic butter. You're left with a DELICIOUS garlic bread pizza bake that everyone will love!

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Total Time1 5

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Becky Hardin

Ingredients

¼ cup unsalted butter melted
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley or basil
4 cups shredded mozzarella divided
16 ounces cream cheese softened
½ cup grated Parmesan divided
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
¾ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¾ cup pizza sauce
1 package medium-size not the mini pepperoni slices
2 14.1 ounces packages of premade pizza dough

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F and spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, garlic, and parsley. Set aside.
^{¼ cup unsalted butter, 3 cloves garlic,1 tablespoon chopped parsley or basil}
In a large bowl, beat together 2 cups mozzarella, cream cheese, 1/3 cup Parmesan, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and black pepper.
^{2 cups mozzarella,16 ounces cream cheese, ⅓ cup grated Parmesan, 1 tablespoon}^{Italian seasoning,}^{¾ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes,½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper}
Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared 9x13-inch dish.
Spread pizza sauce evenly over the cheese mixture.
^¾ cup^{pizza sauce}
Sprinkle with the remaining 2 cups of mozzarella.
^{2 cups mozzarella cheese}
Top with pepperoni.
^{1 package medium-size}
Divide the dough into the same number of sections as the number of pepperoni slices used. Roll the dough sections into balls and place on a each slice of pepperoni.
^{2 14.1 ounces packages of premade pizza dough}
Brush each ball of dough with the butter/garlic mixture.
Sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese.
^{1/6 cup parmesan cheese}
Bake at 350°F, 35-45 minutes, or until the pizza dough is golden brown, cooked through and the pizza dip is bubbly.
Let cool 10-15 minutes before serving and enjoy.

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