I love recipes my whole family will eat. Pretty much anything with “pizza” in the title is a sure fire winner! This Instant Pot Pizza Casserole is no exception. 
My kids like pizza casserole so much that I make several varieties of it so that I don’t get bored. They never seem to tire of it though!
We started with this crock pot pizza casserole and sometimes vary things with our Tater Tot Pizza Casserole.
One of my daughters prefers this version because of the beef in it. I, of course like that it combines two of the easiest methods of cooking: freezer meals and the Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Pizza Casserole Recipe:
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 2 tsp. butter
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1 lb. garlic sausage, sliced
- 2 tsp. garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 jar pizza sauce
- 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 cup beef broth
- 25-30 slices of small pepperoni
- 8 oz. uncooked pasta
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- salt and pepper to taste
For cooking day:
- 1 cup water
Set your Instant Pot to sauté and add the butter and olive oil.
Add the ground beef and sausage and cook about 4-5 minutes or until the beef is no longer pink. Stir with a wooden spoon to break up the chunks of beef so that it cooks evenly.
Alternatively, you can brown the beef in a skillet.
Allow the meat to cool slightly. Place the cooked ground beef and sausage in a large resealable freezer bag.
Add the onions, garlic, tomato sauce, pizza sauce, Italian seasoning, pepperoni, and beef broth to the bag. In a medium sized bag, add the pasta. Place the shredded cheese in another medium bag.
Take any extra air out of all three bags and close. Staple the bags together above the seal.
On the day of cooking:
Take the meal out of the freezer. Thaw. Place the contents of the large bag into the Instant Pot. Add the pasta. Stir to make sure the pasta is covered with the liquid. 
Put the lid on the Instant Pot and set it to high pressure for 8 minutes. Release the pressure and wait for the steam to completely stop before opening the lid. Stir in the shredded cheese. Allow to sit for 1 minute before serving. 
Serve with garlic bread.
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Tater Tot Pizza Casserole
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 2 tsp. butter
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1 lb. garlic sausage sliced
- 2 tsp. garlic minced
- 1/2 cup onion chopped
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 jar pizza sauce
- 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 cup beef broth
- 25-30 slices of small pepperoni
- 8 oz. uncooked pasta
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup water
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Set your Instant Pot to sauté and add the butter and olive oil. Add the ground beef and sausage and cook about 4-5 minutes or until the beef is no longer pink. Stir with a wooden spoon to break up the chunks of beef so that it cooks evenly.
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Alternatively, you can brown the beef in a skillet.
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Allow the meat to cool slightly. Place the cooked ground beef and sausage in a large resealable freezer bag.
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Add the onions, garlic, tomato sauce, pizza sauce, Italian seasoning, pepperoni, and beef broth to the bag. In a medium sized bag, add the pasta. Place the shredded cheese in another medium bag.
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Take any extra air out of all three bags and close. Staple the bags together above the seal.
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Take the meal out of the freezer. Thaw. Place the contents of the large bag into the Instant Pot. Add the pasta. Stir to make sure the pasta is covered with the liquid.
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Put the lid on the Instant Pot and set it to high pressure for 8 minutes. Release the pressure and wait for the steam to completely stop before opening the lid. Stir in the shredded cheese. Allow to sit for 1 minute.
This recipe bakes in a square casserole dish, but can easily be doubled and made in a rectangular casserole dish.
On the cooking day, take the bag out of the freezer to thaw. Dump the contents of the large bag into a square baking dish. Sprinkle the cheese on top.
One of the greatest things about this recipes is that it’s so easy for little ones to help with it. They can dump the tots in the pan, spread the tomato sauce over the tater tots, and sprinkle on the toppings.
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Staple the medium bag to the large one above the seal to ensure there are no leaks. Lay flat in the freezer.
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