Baked Macaroni with Pepperoni

i made it with mac and cheese instead of tomotoe sauce i used cream of mushroom it was a bomb

I will make it again, but instead of mixing all the cheese in with the other ingredients I will place it on top like it shows in the picture. It was very easy to throw together. I love casseroles and this one now has been added.

Made this to bring to a social gathering, but husband and son seen it and wanted it. My son especially liked it, no leftovers. I used 2 cans diced tomatoes which I put in the blender and added garlic and basil. Also used 4 different cheeses, cheddar,mozzarella,parmesan and cotija along with green pepper and corn.

Followed the recipe but only thing I did different was added cheese during the last 15 minutes of baking. The added cheese on the top made it super cheesy! Casserole was delicious and hubby loved it!

After reading the comments, I made a few adjustments to this recipe to use up some leftover pepperoni. I used real garlic, but did the salt and pepper and onion powder to taste as in the original recipe. I used a tall can of Hunt’s Italian Tomato Sauce and a tiny can of Hunt’s Tomato Paste. I only had Medium Cheddar and mixed a bit into the casserole, but reserving most of it to scatter on top along with some shredded Parmesan. Based on a tip I learned from having Honduran, Japanese, and East Indian roommates in my college years, I threw in a tbsp or two of white sugar. it helps take the edge of hotter dishes, tomato dishes, etc. I do that in my meat sauces, lasagna, etc. Mixing in some kernel corn worked out to be a nice compliment. I only baked this for 30 minutes at 350F. My family liked it and I’ll be making it again with these modifications, though I’d like to find a slightly milder pepperoni sausage than the one I had on hand. However, that’s personal taste. This is a nice change of pace, filling, and tasty.

Excellent!! I’m already thinking of ways I can change it up–diferent cheeses, different meats, veggies…SUPER EXCITED!

I enjoyed the flavors of this dish even though I agree with a lot of previous reviewers that there seemed to be too much tomato paste in it, and it was pretty dry inside. I made it exactly as written, using sea salt for the pasta water and sea salt and ground white pepper for seasoning the dish. It was “done” at 45 minutes, but the cheese inside wasn’t quite all melted, and there was quite a bit of tomato paste that didn’t disperse throughout the dish. I did enjoy the whole thing for meals over three days, but if I were to make this again, I’d skip one of the cans of tomato paste and/or add more tomato sauce or even just some water. It was pretty tasty, but not quite perfect as is.

Alot of people commented that this recipe was bland but ill tell you how you give it a great twist… Sounds discusting but its very good…after you cook the noodles mix in italian dressing, mayo and sugar to the noodles before mixing with other ingrediants. Its very good…I left out the onion/garlic powder

Had to change it a little but then it is a keeper. Used a recipe for 4 servings, used a bottle of spaghetti sauce, eliminated the tomatoes and tomato paste, used sharp cheddar as shown, substituted Mexican cheese for the other cheese, mixed pepperoni with all other items, added some parsley, thyme, and herbs de provence and a pinch of all spice. Mixed everything together in a buttered casserole, add cut up pepperoni on top with Mexican cheese sprinkled on that, covered and cooked 45 minutes. Delicious.

My son loves this dish. I use pizza sauce instead of the tomato sauce and paste. It’s fast and easy.

This is at the top of the list for my husband’s favorites…so I give it a 5! My picky 6 year-old liked it also…he usually doesn’t like anything…my 11-month-old also liked it! I did not change a thing to this recipe. Soo good as is!

i could tell by reading this that the sauce was not right. WAY too much tomato paste. and when the sauce is wrong…the whole dish is wrong. it would have been MUCH better with a jarred spaghetti sauce..and i’m a homemade gal! i don’t think i’ve EVER used two cans of paste with anything….the cheddar cheese blended much nicer than i thought it would but i will not be making this again.

This is perfect for using up those “extra” items in the cupboards and fridge. Delicious and quick.

similar to a goulash- we enjoyed it

Very good. Something picky eaters will gobble up.

This was SO easy and pretty good for as simple as it was! I made it up the night before, stored in the fridge, and cooked the next day and it wasn’t dry at all.

VERY GOOD RECIPE. I CUT THE RECIPE IN HALF AND IT SEEMED A BIT DRY. NEXT TIME I WILL ADD ANOTHER CAN OF TOMATO SAUCE.

Followed recipe exactly, was dry.. like overkill on tomato paste.

This was OK, but nothing exciting. It was easy & a good way to use stuff up. I thought the pepperoni would give it some added zing but it really didn’t. And I didn’t think it was a tomato paste problem; just not the most exciting thing.

I didn’t care for this recipe. I followed other reviews and cut down on the tomato paste and added canned tomatoes but it still came out rather dry. I also found it to be bland even with all the additional spices I added. This might be a good recipe for kids.

Meh, I might make it again… alittle boring, but had a good pepperoni flavor. The family did like it.