Kid Friendly Pizza Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• 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.
• Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until meat is crumbly and browned, about 10 minutes; drain excess grease.
• 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.
• 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.

Steps:

• Boil noodles according to package directions. Drain.
• Rinse pasta to get rid of starch.
• Place pasta in small bowl, add pizza sauce, stir to mix.
• Place in microwave for 30 sec. to heat sauce and pasta. Every microwave is different so adjust time accordingly.
• Top with cheese.
• My little guy loves this.
• Save leftover pasta if there is any for another meal.