Easy Weight Watchers Pepperoni Pizza Casserole is my new favorite comfort food this month. It’s a combination of macaroni and cheese and pizza! Do I need to say more! Not only is it easy and delicious, but it’s also Weight Watchers friendly,
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How many Freestyle Smart Points is in Pepperoni Pizza Casserole Recipe?
This post has been updated in January of 2020 to include the Freestyle Points for the new myWW programs. You can find the points information for the programs below!
Each Weight Watchers Pepperoni Pizza Casserole should be divided into 12 equal servings. This will probably yield you about one cup per serving. Unfortunately, I don’t accurately measure my casseroles like I probably should.
Pepperoni Pizza Casserole Ingredients
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You probably have many of these casserole ingredients on hand. Lean ground turkey 97/3 is best. Onion, garlic, olive oil, zero-point tomato sauce, Hunts is best. You will add a few simple seasonings too.
Pizza Casserole Topping Ideas
For this we recipe we used low carb rotini pasta, low-fat mozzarella, and fat-free mozzarella, too. If you are on the myWW purple plan using whole wheat noodles will lower your point values.
I really like to add spinach, broccoli, and mushrooms to pizza. Thankfully, those are all zero points on the SmartPoints plan!!
Try adding hot peppers, spices, and even pickled vegetables can be a great compliment to your pepperoni pizza casserole.; If you are looking for another easy recipe that the whole family will love to be sure to try this Weight Watchers Chicken Pot Pie recipe.
Easy Weight Watchers Pepperoni Pizza Casserole Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Cook pasta according to package and drain.
- Heat olive oil over medium heat and saute ground turkey, onion, garlic, in a large skillet until meat is cooked.
- Drain.
- Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl mix cooked pasta, meat mixture, sauce, 1 cup of cheese, 16 pepperoni and Italian seasoning.
- Mix well.
- Spread pasta mixture evenly in pan.
- top with remaining cheese, pepperoni, and olives.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes
- Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes until heated through.
- Cut into 12 equal servings.
- Enjoy!
Looking for more ways to use lean ground turkey in all kinds of Weight Watchers recipes? I’ve got you covered. My page on Weight Watchers ground turkey recipes will help you get started!
Tips for lowering points
Using canned tomato sauce, lean ground turkey (or chicken) and no fat cheese help make this a delicious low point casserole. If you use 99% fat-free turkey you can lower the points. The serving size is one cup. Serve with a low point side or green salad for a filling low point dinner.
Don’t forget to try these great Weight Watcher Friendly Recipes, too!
- 100 Smart Points Casserole Recipes
- Weight Watchers Friendly Breakfast Casserole
- Weight Watchers Family Meals
Weight Watchers Pepperoni Pizza Casserole Recipe:
Weight Watchers Pepperoni Pizza Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground lean ground turkey 97% lean
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 30 oz hunts tomato sauce or 2 cans 15 oz tomatoes with no added sugar
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 12 ounces rotini pasta low carb
- 1 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup no-fat mozzarella cheese
- 32 slices of turkey pepperoni, divided (approx 2 oz)
- 2 TBSP sliced black olives
- top with additional zero point vegetables if you desire
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Cook pasta according to package and drain.
- Heat olive oil over medium heat and saute ground turkey, onion, garlic, in a large skillet until meat is cooked.
- Drain.
- Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl mix cooked pasta, meat mixture, sauce, 1 cup of cheese, 16 pepperoni and Italian seasoning.
- Mix well.
- Spread pasta mixture evenly in pan.
- top with remaining cheese, pepperoni, and olives.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes
- Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes until heated through.
- Cut into 12 equal servings.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Using canned tomato sauce, lean ground turkey (or chicken) and no fat cheese help make this a delicious low point casserole. If you use 99% fat-free turkey you can lower the points. The serving size is 1 cup. Serve with a low point side or green salad for a filling low point dinner.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1 cupAmount Per Serving Calories 197Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 61mgSodium 264mgCarbohydrates 8gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 18g
As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts, WW points and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
This recipe is not endorsed by Weight Watchers. Points were calculated with the WW app using ingredients as a courtesy. Please do your own calculations for ensured accuracy. Calculating points using nutrition info in this post is not recommended.
ally watson says
This was sooooo good! Totally satisfied my pizza craving!!!
Michele Brosius says
Awesome! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Pamela says
Most of your recipes have nutrional info. This one doesn’t and my daughter tracks calories, not SP. Do you have the nutrional info available?
Michele Brosius says
Thanks for stopping by Pamela. We are working on adding nutritional information to our recipes, but for now all we have is WW points. Thank you!
Jessica S. says
This was so tasty! I will definitely be making this again! ????????
Momof1 says
Very good! Used lower calorie pasta. Added mushrooms to the ground turkey, pasta & sauce mixture. Also added green peppers to the top. My husband had an additional 1/2 serving. This goes in my keeper file 🙂
Virginia says
I’ve noticed several of the WW pizza recipes say to use pasta sauce, not pizza sauce. Why is this? Ty!
Michele Brosius says
Most pizza sauce is high in sugar making it higher in points. Thanks
Jackie Flood says
what kind of lower calorie pasta?
Robin says
Fiber Gourmet Pasta – I purchase this online. High in fiber and lower in calories. Really like it
Samara says
Can this be made ahead and frozen? If so please tell me what to do and what temp and how long to cook it from frozen
Thank you
Michele Brosius says
Thanks! I haven’t tried freezing mine. Sorry I couldn’t help.
Marlene says
Can this be made in an instant pot. I just got one and am looking for ww freestyle smart point recipes
Michele Brosius says
That’s a good question. I am just starting to convert a few recipes to IP. I’ll add this one. Thanks!
Tammy says
I have homemade zero point marinara sauce would that work instead of pasta sauce?
Michele Brosius says
Definitely! Sounds delicious!
Candy says
Would a serving be about a 1 cup? I prefer to measure mine out.
Michele Brosius says
I am guessing around a cup. Thanks
Sandra Potter says
Enjoyed this recipe! Used whole grain/wheat pasta; Paul Newman’s Marinara Sauce because it is beautifully flavored and the rest as listed. My grandsons are cooking enthusiasts and I think they will nail this one! My husband wants this one added to the weekly rotation! It’s a hit. Thanks.
Natalie says
How many points would this be if you used less oil, or used sugar free, oil free sauce?
Michele Brosius says
You would have to calculate that on your own because every brand varies. Thank you.
Terri says
I made this for meal prep 2 weeks ago. I portioned it, kept a couple for lunches and froze the remaining containers. 1. I made several coworkers, both mine AND my husband’s, quite jealous of our lunches. 2. It freezes quite nicely! 3. It’s really very tasty! Thanks so much, this is going in my tried and true collection. (If I had such a collection in a pretend-highly organized land…)
Michele Brosius says
I am glad everyone enjoyed your cooking!
McKenzie says
I dont See where it lists the smart points. What’s 1-5-20.3 mean? ???? sorry! Looks tasty going to have tonight!
Michele Brosius says
Updated for new programs 1-5-20 (this is the date). 3 points per one-cup serving on all 3 plans. Blue – Purple – Green is the points. THANKS
Texgal says
If you use Wheat Rotini is would be 2 points (Purple) for 6 servings (per my calculator).
Just FYI, in the first WEIGHT WATCHERS PEPPERONI PIZZA CASSEROLE INGREDIENTS, I didn’t see the pepperoni slices.
Thank you for sharing.
Marci says
Would the points be a lot more if I used ground beef? My family and I just don’t like the taste of ground turkey. I’m not sure how to calculate for the points (I’m on green) if I changed up the meat.
Michele Brosius says
The points will definitely change with ground beef. Would your family tolerate 1/2 turkey and 1/2 beef? That would help lower the point count.
Amanda Lee says
One recipie says 12 oz of pasta the other says 8 oz of pasta what is the right one to use ? Then I see to use pasta sauce then another says diced tomatoes what one should we be using? Sorry I guess I seem to be the only one that sees the difference in the 2 the printable one says 8 oz then the one on the sight says 12 oz
Michele Brosius says
Thanks for noticing the discrepancy. When the recipe was updated some of the data didn’t transfer right. It should be fixed now. We appreciate it.
Allison Thrift says
If I use whole wheat rotini on the purple plan (0 points) would that bring the points down any?
Allison says
This was amazing. I wasn’t doing it as a weight watchers thing, just as recipe in general, and my whole family loved it. We had it for dinner last night, my husband and I had it for lunch today, and we have the last of the leftovers packed for lunch tomorrow. And I can’t wait to make it again!
Michele Brosius says
Thank you!
Wendy Rogers says
Where are you finding low-fat or no fat Mozzarella cheese? Are you using just part skim? I am on WW and was looking for some new dinner options and this one sounds amazing. But I know if I don’t have the correct cheese the points will go up dramatically. Thank you!
Michele Brosius says
I usually get the Kraft brand no fat at Walmart. And lowfat is just part skim. Thanks
Dawn says
Where do you find the fat free mozzarella? I’ve had a really hard time finding reduced fat cheeses. Maybe I just don’t know what to look for.
Michele Brosius says
Hello. I have found it at Walmart and Meijer. If you can’t find it maybe use low-fat and decrease amount to keep the points lower. Thanks for stopping by.
Jennifer Huggins says
This recipe is great! If asked, I would say that “I don’t love ground turkey and I don’t like fat free cheese”….and I love every.thing.about.this!
Thanks for adding to my WW go-to collection!
Kristen says
Is a serving size 1/2 cup or 1 cup? I saw two different references…
Michele Brosius says
It’s 12 servings of 1 cup each. I’ll make sure that is updated in the text. Thanks for letting me know.