This Kid’s Favorite Pizza Casserole is the perfect choice if you’re looking for kid-friendly casseroles. I guess you could say it’s a pizza – mac’n’cheese – bolognese hybrid! All of the best bits of these three classics together in one dish. Start by cooking the elbow macaroni, then brown off the beef and add the pizza and tomato sauces to it.
The casserole is assembled in four layers, alternating between the meat and macaroni mixture and mozzarella, so the cheese melts and oozes between the layers. It’s the perfect weeknight dish, filling, satisfying and delicious and is always super popular with my kids!
To make Kid’s Favorite Pizza Casserole, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Add the pasta to a large pan of lightly salted boiling water and cook for about 8 minutes, until al dente. Drain and set aside.
Place a skillet over a medium heat and add the beef. Cook, breaking the beef down with a spoon until it is completely browned and there are no pink bits remaining. Tip out any excess fat.
Add the cooked pasta, pizza sauce, mushrooms, and tomato sauce to the beef and stir to combine.
Spread half of the beef mixture across the bottom of a rectangular baking dish. Scatter over half the cheese, then top with the remaining beef and finally the remaining cheese. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Bake the casserole for about 35 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
Leave to cool for 3-5 minutes before serving.
Serve my Baked Pizza Casserole with a side of garlic bread and a crisp green salad with fresh tomatoes. If you give this dish a try, why not take a snap of your success and tag #cookmerecipes in your post!
Super easy recipe. My kids loved it. We made it for family movie night and everyone asked for seconds.
Superb family dish!
Wow! My kids can't get enough of this dish! Easy to make and so tasty, it's a total hit at dinner!
This Pizza Casserole is absolutly amazing! My kids devoured it faster than I could serve! I love how easy it is to make. Last week, I had a crazy evening and this was a lifesaver. All in one dish made dinner stress-free and really tasty!
Superb dinner idea! Made this for my nephew's birthday, and he loved it. It was so easy to prepare. I enjoy cooking, but this made my day simpler. Every bite was a hit!
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Delicious! My kids gobbled this up in no time. It’s so easy to make, I whip it up when I'm busy. Definitely a family favorite!
Delicious and satisfying!
Well done! Verified!
