By LAUREN HULL
Garlic Bread Pepperoni Pizza Casserole
12 steps
Prep:15minCook:50min
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!
Updated at: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:33:29 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
74
High
Glycemic Load
39
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories810.7 kcal (41%)
Total Fat53.7 g (77%)
Carbs53.3 g (20%)
Sugars5.8 g (6%)
Protein30.2 g (60%)
Sodium1574.9 mg (79%)
Fiber2.6 g (9%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
8 servings
¼ cupunsalted butter
melted
3cloves garlic
minced
1 tablespoonparsley
freshly chopped, or basil
4 cupsshredded mozzarella
divided
16 ouncescream cheese
softened
½ cupgrated Parmesan
divided
1 tablespoonitalian seasoning
¾ teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
½ teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
¾ cuppizza sauce
1 packagepepperoni slices
medium-size, not the mini pepperoni slices
2 x 14.1 ouncespizza dough
packages, premade
Instructions
Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F and spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 2
In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, garlic, and parsley. Set aside.
Step 3

In a large bowl, beat together 2 cups mozzarella, cream cheese, 1/3 cup Parmesan, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and black pepper.
Step 4

Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared 9×13-inch dish.
Step 5

Spread pizza sauce evenly over the cheese mixture.
Step 6

Sprinkle with the remaining 2 cups of mozzarella.
Step 7

Top with pepperoni.
Step 8

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.
Step 9

Brush each ball of dough with the butter/garlic mixture.
Step 10

Sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese.
Step 11

Bake at 350°F, 35-45 minutes, or until the pizza dough is golden brown, cooked through and the pizza dip is bubbly.
Step 12

Let cool 10-15 minutes before serving and enjoy.
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