Pizza Crock Pot

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic (or to taste)
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• salt and pepper (i use seasoning salt for this)
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced (or to taste)
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese (or to taste)
• 1 (28 ounce) jar favorite spaghetti sauce (can use more)
• 12 -16 ounces uncooked noodles (use larger pasta like spaghetti or penne)
• 3 cups cheddar cheese, shredded (or to taste)
• 3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded (or to taste)
• 6 ounces sliced pepperoni (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 brown the ground beef with the onions, garlic and peppers, season with salt and pepper;drain fat.
• 2 add in the parmesan cheese; mix to combine.
• 3 when just done, add the sliced mushrooms, and cook for 1 minute.
• 4 cook the noodles until still a bit hard (don't overcook the noodles, as they will get mushy in the crock pot).
• 5 add spaghetti sauce; simmer until bubbly; remove from heat.
• 6 add in noodles; toss to combine, then season with salt and pepper.
• 7 in a crock pot, put a layer of the pasta mixture, then cheeses, then pepperoni; repeat layers.
• 8 cook on high for 30 minutes, then low for 1-2 hours.