Your New Favorite Meal Prep Recipe

Happy Friday! This week felt both like it dragged on and also went by fast at the same time… Is that possible?

Either way, we’ve made it to the weekend! And it’s time for a new recipe this week. This is one you’re definitely going to want to save and try ASAP.

Meal prep but make it PIZZA. I mean….is there anything better?! I ate this all week and could honestly make it every week without getting sick of it. It’s just that good! And simple, too. 

I can also guarantee this would be kid and husband approved!

Here's What You'll Need:

  • 1 TBSP avocado oil
  • 2 lb. ground beef (I used 85% for this recipe)
  • 8 oz Banza pasta (any kind, I prefer the spiral noodles)
  • 1-2 medium green bell peppers, sliced
  • 1/2 a medium red onion, diced
  • 28 oz pizza sauce
  • 2 cups shredded, low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 105 g (about 60 slices) turkey pepperoni

How to Make it:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 375° F. Grease a 9×13 dish and set aside.
  2. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the avocado oil. Brown the ground beef in the avocado oil until cooked through. Drain the excess fat and set aside for now.
  3. Cook the Banza pasta about 2-3 minutes less than the instructions on the package. Since this will be cooked again in the oven, you don’t want to overcook your pasta here!
  4. While the pasta is boiling, prepare the red onion and the green bell peppers. For this recipe, I diced the onion into small pieces using my chopper (linked below), and I prefer the bell pepper to be sliced. This makes it taste more similar to how you would eat peppers/onions on a real pizza. You can set these both aside once prepared.
  5. Add the cooked pasta, browned beef and pizza sauce into your greased casserole dish and stir until well combined.
  6. Spread out in an even layer in the dish.
  7. Layer the onion and bell pepper on top of your pasta mixture.
  8. Top with the shredded cheese and layer with the pepperoni slices.
  9. Bake in the oven on 375° F for about 20 min.
Pizza Pasta Casserole

Estimated Macros:

This recipe makes 8 servings. 

The below are estimations based on 85% lean ground beef, low-moisture/part-skim mozzarella, and turkey pepperoni. For best results, you can create a recipe in MyFitnessPal with the exact ingredients you used. If you aren’t sure how to do that, check out this post!

Total Calories: 513 calories

Protein: 40g

Fat: 28g

Carbs: 30g

The Kitchen Gadget you need:

If you don’t already have one of these veggie choppers, you’re missing out and wasting time in your kitchen! It’s a lifesaver for things that require diced/chopped veggies and I use it pretty often for meal prep.

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