Carol's Meat and Macaroni Casserole
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Carol's Meat and Macaroni Casserole

EASY
15 min Prep
45 min Cook
6 Servings

A hearty casserole combining ground beef, pasta, and cheese sauce, baked until golden.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound pasta (corkscrew noodles or rotelle)
  • 1.25 pound ground beef
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 ounce Hunt's pasta sauce with meat
  • 0.5 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, shredded
  • 0.5 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded, shredded

Steps

  1. Cook 1 lb box of corkscrew noodles or rotelle according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
  2. Brown 1-1½ lbs ground beef in a frying pan. Season with salt and pepper. Drain grease.
  3. Add 2 cans (16 oz each) Hunt's pasta sauce with meat to the cooked beef in the pan. Mix well.
  4. In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta and meat sauce. Mix in spices.
  5. Spray a large 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Empty pasta mixture and sauce into dish. Spread about ½ lb cubes of sharp cheddar cheese into casserole. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella on top and also inside.
  6. Bake in 350°F oven for about 45 minutes. Look for the top layer of cheese to be melted, but don't let it burn.