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This recipe is pretty good and actually has a very similar taste to a pizza. It’s not the quickest recipe since you have to cook the noodles and brown the hamburger before you throw it together but still not that time consuming. Makes a considerable amount- we had it for supper then leftovers for lunch the next day and I still threw some out. This is also one of those recipes that you can play around with, I think almost anything that you like on a pizza you could put in this casserole.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups uncooked egg noodles
• 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup sliced pepperoni sausage
• 16 ounces pizza sauce
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook noodles according to package directions.
• In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef with the onion, garlic and green bell pepper. Drain excess fat. Stir in the noodles, pepperoni, pizza sauce and milk, and mix well. Pour this mixture into a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes, top with the cheese, then bake for 5 to 10 more minutes.

Find the recipe for Pizza Casserole by clicking here

Recipe Alterations

A few alterations, one of them kind of a silly one, as I just wasn’t paying attention:

1. Ok first the silly one. One of the comments on this recipe suggests using italian sausage instead of the hamburger. We thought that was a good idea but I forgot to buy it when I went grocery shopping. The day we made this I ran to the store to get some but for some reason all the store had was frozen and since I was already running late I did not have time to thaw it. Instead of buying fresh hamburger like I should have I grabbed a package of beef sausage(which to me tastes a lot like hamburger). Why I did that I am not exactly sure but I ended up having to take the beef sausage out of the casing and frying it that way
2. Used about ¾ package of egg noodles. Not sure how much that measures exactly but is more than two cups.
3. As usual used more cheese than called for. About two cups, shredded, and used parmesan as well.

Family Taste Test

My son did not care too much for this recipe but my husband and myself did not mind it. Not a favorite for me but I think I would make it again, probably with italian sausage and possibly mushrooms.

My Thoughts

I like this recipe because of the possibilities, the only toppings that I am not sure about would be for a hawaiian type pizza casserole but even that might not be bad. I liked the pepperoni in this but next time I will cut the slices in half or quarters. Next time might also leave the green peppers out and substitute with something else because although I like them I think that was the reason my son did not and I might have better luck with him eating it next time if I leave them out.

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