Supreme pizza stuffed manicotti stuffs manicotti with mozzarella, pepperoni, ground beef, bell peppers, black olives, jalapenos, and pizza sauce, tops them with more sauce, cheese, and pepperoni, and bakes it all until melty. Yum!
When I think of main meals that are also fun comfort foods, I always think of pizza. I love a good pizza night with the family, and I also love getting creative with all those great flavors.
Over the years, I’ve whipped up variations like pepperoni sausage pizza sliders, pepperoni pizza monkey bread, and hot Italian sausage pizza roll ups.
Now, I’m adding this tasty manicotti version to my rotation. This easy recipe transforms a fully loaded pizza into stuffed manicotti with an easy recipe that anyone can make in a snap!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple Ingredients: This recipe is just manicotti noodles stuffed with pizza toppings. There’s nothing fancy!
- So Easy: It only takes a few minutes to cook the beef, stuff the shells, and bake. That’s all there is to it! You’ll be in and out of the kitchen in no time.
- Classic Pizza Flavor: This manicotti is stuffed with sauce and all your favorite classic toppings.
- Customizable: You can easily tweak this recipe to create your own variations.
- Versatile: This is the perfect recipe for dinner, pizza parties, or potlucks.
Key Ingredients
You’ll find a complete list of ingredients along with their exact amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Ground Beef: Ground beef adds tons of meaty flavor and texture to the dish.
- Seasonings: A blend of Italian seasoning and basil gives the beef more flavor.
- Pepperoni: Pepperoni is the iconic pizza topping!
- Black Olives: Black olives add pops of briny flavor to the filling.
- Pizza Sauce: Your favorite pizza sauce adds more classic pizza flavor.
Variations
- Sauce: Use your favorite pizza sauce brand or a homemade recipe if you prefer.
- Ground Beef: Use Italian sausage in place of ground beef for more flavor. Omit the basil and Italian seasoning if you do so.
- Cheese: Combine the Parmesan with a blend of Mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, or your other favorite melty cheeses.
- Other Toppings: Try adding other toppings like ham, Canadian bacon, bacon, or any of your other favorites.
- Mild: Omit the jalapenos for a mild version.
- Mexican Pizza: Follow the process below using the ingredients from my Taco Bell Mexican pizza recipe.
- Breakfast: Make this a breakfast-for-dinner by using the ingredients in my sausage breakfast pizza.
How to Make Supreme Pizza Stuffed Manicotti
Step 1: Boil, drain, and transfer the noodles to a sheet of wax or parchment paper.
Step 2: Cook the beef, onions, and seasonings until the beef is browned and the onions are translucent. Then, stir in the pizza sauce.
Step 3: Mix the cheese, toppings, and some of the beef mixture. Then, add a bit of the saucy beef mixture to the bottom of a baking dish.
Step 4: Stuff the shells and place them in the baking dish.
Step 5: Top with the remaining sauce, parmesan, mozzarella, and pepperoni.
Step 6: Cover and bake until heated through. Then, remove the foil and continue baking until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown. Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Be sure your boiled noodles don’t touch, or they’ll stick together.
- Your noodles should be a bit firmer than al dente. This allows you to stuff them without breaking them and prevents them from getting too soft as they bake.
- A spoon just a bit smaller than the manicotti opening is the perfect size for stuffing the noodles.
- Always wash your hands after handling hot peppers and never touch your face.
Supreme Pizza Stuffed Manicotti FAQs
Supreme pizza stuffed manicotti is a dish that combines the classic method of stuffing manicotti with equally classic pizza toppings like sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni.
Refrigerate this stuffed manicotti for up to 4 days in an airtight container.
Any of your favorite pizza toppings will work in this recipe. Try toppings such as pepperoni, bacon, ground beef, Italian sausage, ham, Canadian bacon, onions, peppers, olives, or any of your other favorites.
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Supreme Pizza Stuffed Manicotti
Ingredients
- 8 ounce box manicotti shells
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon basil
- ½ onion, diced
- 4 ounce diced jalapenos
- 2.25 ounce sliced black olives
- 5 ounce package pepperoni slices, quartered (reserve some for topping)
- (2) 14 ounce jars pizza sauce
- 2 ½ cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan,
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium high heat.
- Once boiling, cook the manicotti noodles for 8 minutes. Drain and place the noodles on wax paper or parchment paper so the noodles won’t stick to each other.
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, add ground beef. Cook and once meat starts to brown, add onions, and cook until meat is no longer pink and onions are translucent.
- Add seasonings, stir and continue to cook for a couple more minutes.
- Pour pizza sauce into beef mixture, stir to combine and cook until heated through.
- In a medium bowl, add 1 cup of the mozzarella, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, pepperoni, olives, bell pepper, and ¾ cup of beef mixture sauce. Stir to combine.
- In a 9 x 13 baking dish, add a cup of the beef sauce mixture to the bottom and spread evenly.
- Carefully stuff each manicotti with the mixture and place in the baking dish.
- Cover with the remaining sauce, Parmesan, mozzarella cheese, and reserved pepperoni slices.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes until the cheese is melty and beginning to brown.
Notes
- Be sure your boiled noodles don’t touch, or they’ll stick together.
- Your noodles should be a bit firmer than al dente. This allows you to stuff them without breaking them and prevents them from getting too soft as they bake.
- A spoon just a bit smaller than the manicotti opening is the perfect size for stuffing the noodles.
- Always wash your hands after handling hot peppers and never touch your face.
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This was so fun to make at home and also a fun project for kids who are home all this week due to the snow.
All the pizza flavors stuffed into pasta was so fun. Everyone cleaned their plates!
This was such a fun and delicious recipe to make for the snow days here. It was so comforting and just as good leftover!
BOOYAH! This is my new favorite recipe. I love pizza, but I have the crust. This is the answer.
Every single part of this was delicious. I can’t wait to try different toppings next time!