Kid's Favorite Pizza Casserole

Kid's Favorite Pizza Casserole

Dinner
55 min
6 servings
497 kcal / serving

This easy pizza-flavored macaroni casserole will delight both your family and your budget.

Ingredients

  • 2 cupselbow macaroni
  • 1 poundground beef
  • 1jar pizza sauce
  • 1can tomato sauce
  • 1can sliced mushrooms, drained
  • 1 poundshredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.

  3. 3

    Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until meat is crumbly and browned, about 10 minutes; drain excess grease.

  4. 4

    Mix cooked ground beef, macaroni, pizza sauce, tomato sauce, and mushrooms in a bowl. Layer half the macaroni mixture into a 9x12-inch baking dish; top with 1/2 the mozzarella cheese. Layer remaining macaroni mixture over the top; sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over macaroni mixture. Cover dish with aluminum foil.

  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven until cheese has melted and casserole is bubbling, about 35 minutes. Let cool for 3 to 5 minutes before serving.