How to Make Pasta Casserole

Make a delicious casserole with pasta, bell peppers, and cheese.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cups macaroni
• 4 Tablespoons margarin (optional)
• 1 Bell pepper (Orange is best)
• 5 slices Mozzarella cheese
• Casserole dish
• Salt

1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees F. Cook pasta in boiling water with 1 Tablespoon of salt. Cook until tender and tasty. Dice pepper and place in strainer.

2. Pour pasta over pepper in strainer, let drain, but don't rinse, then place in casserole dish, add margarine, and mix thoroughly.

3. Cover contents with cheese slices, being careful not to let the cheese touch the edges of the dish. You may wish to cut one slice into 4 triangles to best fit in a circular dish.

4. Cover dish and place in oven at 225 for approximately 15 minutes or until cheese is completely melted. Take out of oven, uncover, and let cool for 5 minutes.

5. Cut and serve. Serves 4. Bread, fruit, and salads all go well with this main course. Kids and adults all seem to really enjoy it.

Tips & Warnings

• To keep a bell pepper crisp and tasty, choose one that is firm, wash and cut it immediately, then store in a glass of cold water in the refrigerator. When ready to prepare dish, pour pepper into strainer and rinse with hot water to warm it up before adding pasta.
• Casserole dish will be very hot after being in the oven, and the cheese can be a bit stringy. To make cleanup easier, try to avoid letting the cheese hit the casserole dish as you are serving.