Pizza Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups mini penne pasta
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (such as ragu old world)
• 1 (10 ounce) jar pizza sauce (such as ragu)
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 lb sliced pepperoni

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cook penne pasta until just tender; drain well.
• 3 spray a deep 9x13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• 4 press penne pasta into the prepared baking dish and set aside to cool.
• 5 in a large frying pan, cook onion, green bell pepper and garlic in olive oil until veggies are soft.
• 6 add ground beef and salt and cook until beef is browned; drain if needed.
• 7 add spaghetti sauce and pizza sauce to the browned ground beef; mix well.
• 8 allow to simmer while you prepare the mushrooms.
• 9 wash and slice mushrooms.
• 10 saute mushrooms in butter until mushrooms are soft.
• 11 pour ground beef mixture over penne pasta.
• 12 top with sauteed mushrooms, shredded mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.
• 13 bake, uncovered, for about 30 minutes or until cheese starts to brown slightly.
• 14 remove from oven and serve.