This dish is similar to lasagna, who knows why its called pizza casserole... but this was a FAVORITE dish of mine and my siblings growing up and to this day.
Cooking Time
Preparation Time :30 Min
Cook Time : 45 Min
Total Time : 1 Hr 15 Min
Ingredients
Serves : 6
1 ground beef
32ounces prego regular spaghetti sauce
1 mushrooms
2cups uncooked mostaccioli noodles
1⁄3 milk
3 mozzarella cheese
1 cottage cheese
1 sugar
Directions
Brown hamburger, drain off fat. Set aside.
Cook noodles & drain.
Combine: spaghetti sauce, milk and undrained mushrooms in bowl with 1 T sugar.
In buttered 2 quart Casserole layer: 1/4 sauce, 1/2 hamburger, 1/2 noodles, cottage cheese, 1 cup cheese. Next: 1/4 sauce, rest of hamburger, rest of noodles, rest of sauce, top with remaining 2 cups cheese.
Bake covered in 350 degree oven 45 minutes (uncover the last 10-15 mins) garnish with parsley and cherry tomatoes.