Tony'S Italian Pasta-Meat Pie

• 1 1/4 pounds ground chuck
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup finely grated Romano cheese
• 1/4 cup soft breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup small star or alphabet macaroni
• 1 cup tomato sauce, divided
• 1 (8-ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Combine meat, eggs, Romano cheese, breadcrumbs, parsley, salt, and pepper; mix well. Shape into a ball, and place on a lightly greased 12-inch pizza pan. Press evenly on bottom and sides of pan.
2. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain well. Combine macaroni, 2 table spoons tomato sauce, and mushrooms; spread evenly over meat. Top with remaining tomato sauce.
3. Brown sausage in a small skillet, stirring to crumble: drain well. Sprinkle sausage evenly over tomato sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350u0b0 for 20 minutes. Cut into wedges to serve.

ground chuck, eggs, romano cheese, breadcrumbs, parsley, salt, pepper, alphabet macaroni, tomato sauce, mushroom stems, pork sausage, mozzarella cheese

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tonys-italian-pasta-meat-pie (may not work)