And the Winner is... Pizza Casserole!

I went shopping today, and got the ingredients for several meals, now the hard part is trying to figure out what I'm going to make with all these items. I finally decided that for dinner tonight I'm going to make a pizza casserole. I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com and thought it was a great idea. This is a great kid friendly food. Even the pickiest of eaters have enjoyed this meal. This recipe is easily modified for any taste bud. If you have a particular preference for one specific type of pizza, just add or substitute ingredients until you have the perfect pizza casserole.

Meat Lovers with Pineapple Casserole
Serves 6                                           Cooking time: 1 hour 
Ingredients:
8 oz Jimmy Dean sausage - ($2.50) (5 pts/2oz cooked)

1 (14 oz) bottles of Ragu pizza sauce - ($1.27 ea) (0 pts/1/4 cup)
2 cups dry elbow macaroni noodles, cooked and drained - ($1.67) (4 pts/ 1/2 cup dry)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided ($3.00 purchased at Safeway) (2 pts/ 1/3 cup)
14 pieces sliced pepperoni, quartered ($2.28) (4pts/14 slices)                                                                             
5 pieces sliced Canadian bacon ($2.13) (1pt /5 slices)
1/2 can pineapple tidbits ($1.26) (1pt/ 1/2 cup)


Total Cost for meal - $14.20                        Total points for meal - 53
Total Cost per serving - $2.37                      Total points per serving - 9

Directions:
In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in remaining ingredients. Transfer to a greased 8x8 baking dish. Top with 1/2 cup cheese Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until heated through.


I hope you enjoy this as much as we do.

Happy Eating!