Pizza Supreme Casserole
Lasagna energy. Pizza soul. Bodybuilder math.
Pizza-Night Lore
Everything you order on a supreme — the peppers, the mushrooms, the pepperoni, the stretch-pull cheese — baked into a noodle-less casserole with surprise pockets of melted string cheese in every scoop. It eats like a guilty pleasure and tracks like a cutting meal.
Portion Matrix (Baked Casserole)
Pizza Supreme Casserole
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Macros: USDA FoodData Central + label data (light string cheese, turkey pepperoni, low-fat cheeses) • baked-dish weight • as written.
The Numbers Up Front
Total Cooked Yield: ~76 oz / 2150 g (one big 9×13)
That's: nine 8 oz portions — pizza night tonight, prep containers all week
Default Portion: 8 oz / 227 g
✂️ Trim Trim Trim
Two pounds of meat means the grind choice gets multiplied by two. 96% lean beef vs. 85% saves ~45 calories and 6g of fat per 8 oz portion — across the whole casserole, that's the difference of an entire extra serving's worth of calories.
Ingredients
Use-what-you’ve-got friendly.
Sorted by dish, with the spices you probably already own kept separate.
Base
- ◆2 lb 96% lean ground beef
- ◆1 cup low-fat cottage cheese, blended smooth
- ◆1 cup diced green peppers • 1 cup diced onions • 1 cup sautéed mushrooms
- ◆2 cans (15 oz) tomato sauce or low-cal marinara
- ◆¼ cup low-fat parmesan
- ◆1 cup low-fat mozzarella, divided (½ in, ½ on top)
- ◆2 sticks light string cheese, chopped into chunks
Toppings
- ◆20 slices turkey pepperoni
- ◆Sliced jalapeños (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat 375°F.
- 2
Build — combine beef, blended cottage cheese, veg, sauce, parm, half the mozzarella, and the string cheese chunks. Mix well, spread in the dish.
- 3
Top — remaining mozzarella, pepperoni, jalapeños.
- 4
Bake 30 min — hot, bubbly, browned on top.
🧠 Why This Works
Blended cottage cheese does what ricotta does in lasagna — creamy binding — at a fraction of the fat with triple the protein. The chopped string cheese doesn't fully melt into the mix; it stays in pockets, so every scoop gets a cheese-pull moment without a cup more mozzarella.
🌶️ Flavor Boosters
Fennel seed pinch (instant "sausage" flavor) • red pepper flakes • extra oregano • hot honey drizzle on your portion
🔄 Use What You’ve Got
- —No string cheese? Skip it (−15 cal per 8 oz) — still cheesy
- —Ground turkey or chicken? Straight swap, −15 cal per 8 oz
- —Bulk it for free: extra mushrooms, zucchini, spinach — volume for almost nothing
- —Want a "crust"? Serve over 2 oz Carbe Diem pasta (+55 cal, +4g protein per portion)
📦 Meal Prep Notes
Keeps 4–5 days • Freezes in portions 2 months • Flavor peaks on day two, like all pizza does
📊 Before & After(per 8 oz / 227 g)
| Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Pizza Casserole (80/20 beef, full-fat cheese, pasta base) | 520 | 25g | 32g | 25g |
| ⭐ Lo-Cal Hi-Pro Supreme | 240 | 32g | 9g | 7g |
| You Saved / Gained | −280 cal | +7g protein | −23g fat | −18g carbs |
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