Bubble Up Pizza
Bubble Up Pizza is a refrigerated biscuit casserole that uses pizza sauce, sausage, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni to make an easy dinner!
A FUN AND EASY DINNER
So, first let me say, I originally had no intentions of posting this recipe. Mainly because I thought most folks had heard of it or were already making it. So, I didn’t expect it when I got an overwhelming response after posting the Bubble Up Lasagna recipe last week. Everyone wanted the Pizza version – so here it is. I hope you love it!
TIPS FOR MAKING BUPPLE UP PIZZA:
- Get creative with this! Add in any toppings that your family enjoys! Green peppers, onions and mushrooms are all great add-ins.
- If you don’t like the sausage, no problem, just leave it out of the recipe.
- Use ground beef or ground turkey instead of ground sausage.
- If your family loves a lot of sauce, you can add in another jar to this. Or buy a 24 ounce jar of marinara sauce. This is so easy to really make the way your family will enjoy!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- Italian sausage – you can use hot or mild sausage or you can even use ground beef if you prefer.
- pizza sauce – you can use store-bought if you want to go all out and make homemade pizza sauce then go for it! I like Furmano’s (pictured below) when I can find it and Prego makes a good pizza sauce too.
- Pillsbury Grands Jr. Biscuits – you want the smaller biscuits not the larger Grands biscuits – it will usually be about 10 biscuits per tube.
- mozzarella cheese – I like the mozzarella that has a bit of cream cheese in it – I think it melts better but again use what you like here. You can even have fun and add some different cheese to the mix – pepper jack would give it a nice kick of heat!
- pepperoni slices – you don’t have to just top with pepperoni, you can top with any of your favorite pizza toppings – have fun with it!
HOW TO MAKE BUBBLE UP PIZZA:
Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cut each biscuit into eighths. Most recipes for this call for cutting these into quarters and we just find that size to be too big so we like them a bit more bite-sized. In a skillet over medium heat, brown and crumble Italian sausage until completely cooked.
In a bowl, combine pizza sauce with cut-up biscuits and cooked sausage. Stir to combine. Spread this mixture evenly into prepared baking dish.
Then top with shredded cheese and sliced pepperoni. I like to sprinkle the top with some dried parsley. It doesn’t affect the flavor at all but it’s something I do because I think it makes it look pretty. But if you don’t already have some in your pantry, then don’t go out and buy it just for this.
Bake uncovered for about 25-30 minutes until biscuits are cooked through. It is closer to the thirty minute mark in my oven.
Then serve. This is great served with a salad.
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Originally published: June 2011
Updated photos & republished: April 2020
Bubble Up Pizza (+Video)
Ingredients
- 12 ounce can refrigerated Pillsbury Grands Jr. Biscuits
- 1 pound Italian sausage (or ground beef)
- 15 ounce jar pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- sliced pepperoni
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cut each biscuit into eighths.
- Brown and crumble 1 pound Italian sausage and drain any excess grease.
- In a bowl, combine 15 ounce jar pizza sauce with cut-up biscuits and cooked sausage. Stir to combine.
- Spread this mixture evenly into prepared baking dish.
- Then top evenly with 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese and sliced pepperoni.
- Bake uncovered for about 25-30 minutes or until biscuits are cooked through. Optional: Sprinkle with a little dried parsley before serving.
Video
Notes
- If you can’t find the 12 ounce can of biscuits, just purchase two of the smaller (6 ounce) cans of biscuits.
- Serve with a crisp, green salad. Add in any toppings that your family enjoys: green peppers, onions and mushrooms are all great add-ins.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
I made Bubble Up Pizza when my kids were small, I used Turkey Italian Sausage and baked it in a Bundt pan. They loved to help stir it and watched the timer until done. A good and fun recipe!
Can you make this in the crockpot? If yes, for how long for high heat and also on low heat?
Thank you ~
I don’t recommend it. The biscuits won’t cook all the way through.
I love making this. I also chop up pepperoni and mix it in with the other ingredients. so good!
During the beginning of the pandemic, I was home and on a cooking frenzy to calm my nerves. I found this recipe and it was so simple and amazing! I have customized it with many other ingredients and cooking methods (cast iron skillet). So simple and quick to make. Perfect when the young one invites friends over at the last minute!
Whole family devoured it!! A new family favorite!
bubble up pizza is going down today looks to be easy to make and for the kiddo’s,
Most of the recipe you are simple and easy
Can this be assembled the day prior and then baked the day of?
This sounds delish! I am going to make it for a group beach trip. If I need to take it frozen, should I cook it first due to the biscuits?
Made this for a church supper and they cleaned the casserole dish right up, perfect for a crowd, easy to carry, easy to make. Big hit with young & old
woo wee mama! this is tasty but i do worry about the calories…399k calories = 6 months worth of calories… in one pizza!
Ha- it’s kilocalories not 399,000 calories.
I’ve had this recipe for probably 20 years. It was given to me by another nurse I worked with who brought it in to a potluck we had at work. She called it Pizza Bubbles and made it in a tube or bundt pan. It’s been a favorite ever since.
Absolutely delicious! Used 1# sausage, 1 sweet onion sautéed with 1# hamburger. I added banana peppers to the end mixture of meat and biscuits. Used regular GRANDS (didn’t have Jr’s) and cut them into 1/8’s, but used a little extra sauce. Wife loved it!
I made five pans of this for some special needs adults and their mentors. Everyone loved it! I made the recipe exactly as written and because it is so easy, had two of the young adults helping me. We gave plenty of second servings and no one passed on it. So good, and great for a crowd. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
I made the recipe and it was really good. I added bell pepper and mushrooms to the meat. I used ground turkey and breakfast sausage it turned out great. My husband and I loved it. I will make it again.
Love how you added ingredients to make it your own! Those are perfect additions. So happy you loved it! Thank you for taking the time to come back and leave a comment! 🙂
I’ve used my grands biscuits like that too and my husband loves them. But I have just used one biscuit I mash flat then put the fixing on it. I do about 8 but since my son moved in I’ll start making some like yours
Could you maybe lay the biscuits on the bottom of the pan, like a pizza crust then add toppings? Rather than cut into pieces? I think my mom used to make this ….more like a pizza in a cake pan.
Would a dumpling type dough be a good alternative instead of the biscuits as I live in Australia and can’t get that product here?????
Pauley, a lot of people think that our biscuits are like scones in Australia but it really isn’t the same. Our biscuits are fluffy and have their own unique texture. You could make your own refrigerated biscuit dough with some flour, baking powder, vegetable shortening (or butter) and milk. If you Google ‘refrigerated biscuit dough’ you should come up with some good homemade substitutes. 🙂
I have made a layered version of this before, but I found this recipe to be much more flavorful. I thawed and crumbled frozen meatballs, added chopped onions, green peppers, green olives, pepperoni, and diced jalapenos. Mixing the sauce with the biscuits kept everything moist. I baked mine for 40 minutes and it was perfect, no doughy spots and not too brown on bottom. A definite do again!!
My first time trying this was such a hit, fixing this again tonight. Adding some banana peppers this time and using up the rest of the Jimmy Dean Precooked Sausage, (Thanks for the idea!) I love the versatility of this recipe! Thank you for taking the time to post this recipe.
Hi Tameko! Thank you so very much for that sweet comment! It makes all the work worth it just to know someone out there is loving these recipes!!
Hi Brandie,
I have tried several of your recipes, and I just wanted to say Thank You! My family loved this, and it was so easy to make!
Hi Karen, it's a 9×13 baking dish. Also, there is a couple of recipe search functions on here. On the right side of the page there is a search box or you can click on the tab at the top that says "Recipe List" and you will find all of the recipes listed by type and alphabetical order. Hope that helps!
What size pan do you bake this yummy sounding pizza in? Also just wondering have you ever considered adding a search function for your website so viewers don't have to scroll through hunting for recipes, instead we could search for individual dish recipes?
Instructions say 9×13
Hi…here in Argentina we don´t have that kind of biscuits. The recipe looks great so do you have any recipe for that kind of biscuit in order to make them from scratch? Thanks in advance
A sprinkle of Italian seasoning sounds more in keeping with the recipe than parsley. I am not overly crazy about biscuits. Do you think the thawed frozen yeast rolls would work like this, allowing for rise time?
This sounds so good! Wonder how it would work with croissants rather than biscuits? Just a thought. Pinned this to try! Thank you!
Bubble Up Pizza is my friend – and so good cooked in an iron skillet!!
This sounds like a great quick recipe, you could add other ingredients (mushrooms) etc and pretty much make it any way you like. The results would be good, like recipes that are easy, quick that I can mess with without ruining them.
I loved this recipe! We just finished eating it for dinner. Love your recipes, always simple, always great!
I made this using ground beef as opposed to sausage (which I'm not fond of). It was superb! I will definitely be making thus again!
I found your blog by accident when someone posted the apple pie pizza. This looks really good too, heading over to the lasagna next. I have a busy house and feed 7 people every day. I can't wait to try some of your recipes
Love your recipes! I wish you would include the number of servings for the recipes though. Of course, for my bunch of eaters, I usually have to cut that number about in half!
Made this for dinner last night and it was so easy to put together and very tasty! Will be on menu for next week but will try a cheese burger version. 🙂
I tried this recipe tonight after getting tired of cooking the same thing over and over. It was awesome!! I have never heard of this dish before. So I am very glad that you shared. This was also budget friendly, which is really important for this mommy of four.
Thank you so much for that! I am so happy you found a new recipe to get you out of the cooking rut. I totally understand what that feels like! So happy you love this one!
Can this be made and refrigerated before cooking?
It's possible, although I've never done it because it whips up so quickly. You just have to be careful because the biscuits (if left out too long) may not puff up as well during cooking.
Yes !!! I made ahead and put in refrigerator…. just baked it about 10 extra minutes (keeping an eye on it) and it was perfect!
this looks diliscious & easy to make, just looking at it makes me want to make it lol!
Helen
This looks so yummy! I really want to try this, however I live in Australia and have no idea what 'biscuits' are to Americans. They are sweet over here, like cookies. What would I be looking for when after American style biscuits??
I guess they are similar to scones in Australia but our biscuits are not as dense as scones. They are fluffy and soft on the inside. 🙂
So glad I found this on Weekend Potluck!! I'm really anxious to give it a try! My kids will get a real kick out of it. Thank so much for sharing!
Loved your blog 🙂 those images are so colorful and vibrant , yummy too 🙂
Hi!
Saw a recipe just like this-but it had weird size tubes of biscuits and everything was layered instead of mixed together.
Yours looks so much better-can't wait to try it!
Maybe this is another one of those dishes that you think everyone knows, but it's more regional? I've never heard of bubble up pizza or bubble up lasagna before, I'm going to give one (or both!) a try soon, thanks for the recipes!
This is the Best Pizza I've had in a very long time, and so very easy to do. And to top this it's probably cheaper then going out to buy a regular Pizza. Healthier Too. The only thing I may add to it is some pineapple (crushed) with the pepperoni. But again so much better . Thanks Again
Seemed like my biscuts did not pop and were not cooked through. The rest of the pizza was done.
I'm all for a shortcut dinner idea for the work week. This sounds perfect. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
I have made this and it is so good!!! Thanks for the reminder of an easy, yummy, pizza!
I love the idea of using packaged biscuits, great quick dinner. Thanks for sharing!
This is one of my favorite recipes!
Oh I too LOVE the simplicity of this. But rarely (lol) I like to make biscuits from scratch and I was wondering how this would work BTW I am Pamela. Not sure how to respond other than anonymous. Guess I need to get a profile name.
Can you use biscuits from scratch? This looks so wonderfully easy! I don't have a profile listed below.
I don't see why not? I've never tried it since I try to keep this a real quick and easy weeknight meal but it should work 🙂