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children's favorite pizza-pasta casserole

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Recipe by
sherry monfils
@smonfils
worcester, MA

My grand children love pizza, ( what kid doesn't?,) and they were at my house for dinner 1 night and I didn't know what I was going to make them because all 3 are very picky eaters. I came up with this quick and easy pizza casserole and WOW did it go over great!! Not only that, but it's so easy, the kids love to help make it!

yield 10 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For children's favorite pizza-pasta casserole

  • 1 lb
    lean ground beef
  • 1/2 c
    chopped yellow onion
  • 1/2 c
    chopped green bell pepper
  • 15 oz
    jar pizza sauce, or you can use fav marinara sauce
  • 1 can
    campbell's cheddar cheese soup
  • 1 c
    water
  • 1/2 c
    diced pepperoni
  • 2 c
    mafalda pasta, ( small lasagna noodles.) or you can break lg lasagna noodles into smaller pieces
  • 1 c
    shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried italian herbs

How To Make children's favorite pizza-pasta casserole

  • 1
    In a lg skillet, lightly sprayed w/ cooking spray, heat over medium-high heat. Add ground beef, onion and green bell pepper. Cook, stirring until beef is cooked through. Drain any fat from pan.
  • 2
    Heat oven to 400. Spray a 9" x 13" casserole dish w/ cooking spray. Into lg skillet w/ beef mix, add pizza sauce and cheese soup. Stir in water and pepperoni. Bring to a boil.
  • 3
    Stir in noodles. Cover and let cook until noodles are tender, about 10-15 mins. Spoon mix into casserole pan and sprinkle w/ cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, about 10 mins. Great served w/ garlic bread sticks.
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