Dem Deer Pizza Casserole
When the husband asks if you can make something called Pizza Casserole . It was really yummy, hearty and family friendly. This is something you can customize with your own pizza toppings. You can make this with ground beef, bear, venison or goose. This is also the perfect “premade” hunt camp or busy weeknight meal.
Here’s what I did:
1 lb ground venison - browned (or beef/goose/turkey/whatever)
400 grams strong pasta (cavatappi/gemelli/rigatoni) - cooked for half of the recommended time
1 small green pepper - diced
1 cup pepperoni slices - small
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp parsley
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 tsp garlic powder
1000 ml pasta sauce
1 cup mozzarella cheese - shredded - for casserole mix
½ cup parmesan cheese - shredded - for casserole mix
½ cup water or broth
½ cup mozzarella cheese - shredded - topping
20 pepperoni slices - topping
Preheat that oven to 350. Brown your ground venison. This also works with beef, goose, turkey, even sausage. Cook your pasta for half of the amount of time recommended. You want it to be very tender as it will cook further while being baked.
In a large bowl or pot, mix together all of the ingredients - minus the toppings.
Add to a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish. Add shredded cheese on top and neatly line additional pepperoni pieces up on top.
Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove tin foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Serve and enjoy! It’s great with caesar salad as a side.
Dem Deer Pizza Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground venison - browned or beef/goose/turkey/whatever
- 400 grams strong pasta cavatappi/gemelli/rigatoni - cooked for half of the recommended time
- 1 small green pepper diced
- 1 cup pepperoni slices cut small
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp parsley
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1000 ml pasta sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese - shredded - for casserole mix shredded
- ½ cup parmesan cheese - shredded - for casserole mix shredded
- ½ cup beef (or venison) broth can sub water
Topping
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese - shredded - topping
- 20 pepperoni slices - topping
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350.
- Brown your ground venison. This also works with beef, goose, turkey, even sausage. Cook your pasta for less than half of the amount of time recommended. You want it to be very tender as it will cook further while being baked. Rinse it with cold water right after you remove it from the stove to stop the cooking process.
- In a large bowl or pot, mix together all of the ingredients - minus the toppings.
- Add to a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish. Add shredded cheese on top and neatly line additional pepperoni pieces up on top.
- Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove tin foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Serve and enjoy! It’s great with caesar salad as a side.
