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The recipe(s) for Pizza Casserole!

What's written below is how the recipe was originally written. Italicized is my attempt to make it as healthy as possible (well, as possible as it is to make pizza casserole healthy!)

Pizza Casserole

- 1 8oz box spaghetti noodles........1 8oz box of whole wheat spaghetti noodles
- 2 8oz packages Mozzarella Cheese........2 8oz packages low-fat skim Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 pkg pepperoni........1 pkg turkey pepperoni
- 1 pound ground beef........1 pound ground turkey
- 1 16-oz jar spaghetti sauce........I use just plain Hunt's tomato sauce...then add my own seasonings in it. Who knows if it's healthier or not, but it doesn't seem as heavy on a dish that could easily feel heavy.
- 1/4 cup butter........1/4 cup margarine
- grated Parmesan Cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook spaghetti and drain. Add butter and generous amount of the grated Parmesan cheese. Brown ground beef, drain and add spaghetti sauce. Simmer all together for 20 minutes. Add pepperoni in small pan and fill halfway with water. Boil for 5 minutes, remove and drain on paper towel. In a 9x12 baking dish, layer spaghetti, cheese, ground beef mixture, pepperoni and another layer of cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

Like I said, I don't know how healthy you can make something like pizza casserole, but to be honest, I think it tastes better with my adjustments. My husband is very much a "meat and potatoes" kind of guy and he even thinks the turkey tastes good.