Name: Easy Pizza Macaroni Bake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Macaroni and cheese dinner mix (such as Kraft®) - 2 (7.25 ounce) packages; Water - 6 cups; Shredded Cheddar cheese - 1 cup; Ground beef - 1 pound; Onion, chopped - 1; Green bell pepper, chopped - 1 small; Pizza sauce - 1 (14 ounce) jar; Sliced pepperoni - 1 (3.25 ounce) package; Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese - 1 cup; Dried oregano - ½ teaspoon; Dried basil - ½ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Easy Pizza Macaroni Bake

1. Macaroni and cheese dinner mix (such as Kraft®) 2 (7.25 ounce) packages

2. Water 6 cups

3. Shredded Cheddar cheese 1 cup

4. Ground beef 1 pound

5. Onion, chopped 1

6. Green bell pepper, chopped 1 small

7. Pizza sauce 1 (14 ounce) jar

8. Sliced pepperoni 1 (3.25 ounce) package

9. Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 1 cup

10. Dried oregano ½ teaspoon

11. Dried basil ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Easy Pizza Macaroni Bake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2 . Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Reserving cheese packets, cook macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain and transfer macaroni to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle one reserved cheese packet over macaroni and top with Cheddar cheese.

3 . Stage

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, and bell pepper in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir remaining reserved cheese packet into beef; spread beef mixture over macaroni.

4 . Stage

Pour pizza sauce over beef mixture and top with pepperoni slices and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle oregano and basil over cheese.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.