Pizza Casserole & Homemade Baked Mozzarella Sticks

This is a recipe I tried back in March.  I made a Pizza Casserole & Homemade Baked Mozzarella Sticks.

PIZZA CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

1 lb Ground Beef (not pictured...I don't know why)

10 oz Meat flavored Pasta Sauce

1/2 lb Rotini, cooked & drained

Mozzarella Cheese (I shredded 3 String Cheese Sticks)

Pepperonis, to desired meatiness

Directions:

Brown Ground Beef until cooked all the way through then add Pasta Sauce & Rotini.  Transfer Beef to greased, round baking dish & cover with Mozzarella Cheese & Pepporinis.  Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 25 mins.

Notes:

I used lean Ground Beef so there was no reason to drain.  Less lean Beef will need to be drained BEFORE adding the Pasta Sauce.

HOMEMADE BAKED MOZZARELLA STICKS

Ingredients:

4 Egg Roll Wrappers, cut in half

4 String Cheese Sticks, cut in half

Olive Oil

Salt

Directions:

Place a piece of String Cheese near the bottom corner of one Egg Roll Wrapper.  Fold the bottom corner over the Cheese and roll up halfway.  Fold the sides towards the center over the Cheese.  Moisten remaining Wrapper with water and roll it up tight to seal.  Brush each Cheese Stick with Olive Oil & sprinkle with Salt.  

Bake on a foil lined baking sheet for 15 mins at 400 degrees F.  Flip & bake for 5 more mins.

Notes:

I followed the recipe's directions to a T (see link above) and well, some turned out wrapped to perfection & some did not.

Keep Egg Roll Wrappers covered with a moist paper towel while you're not rolling them.

It doesn't matter if they're homemade or frozen, the cheese always busts out the sides of my cheese sticks.  ::sigh::

The final products for the evening:

Mmmmmm Meaty Goodness!!!

Despite all the cheese that made it's way OUT of the sticks, there was still alot inside too.  :)

Y'ALL ENJOY!!!

Until next time.....

-Samantha