Ground Beef And Cheddar Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahenheit. Spray a 9" x 13" baking dish with non-fat cooking spray. Cook noodles according to package directions, drain and place into a large bowl. Mix in the sour cream and parmesan, and then pour into baking dish. While the noodles are cooking, spray a large, nonstick skillet with non-fat cooking spray, and add in the garlic. Cook until tender and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add in the ground beef. Season with salt and pepper, and cook until no longer pink, about 5-8 minutes. Add in the zucchini, bell peppers and onions and cook until vegetables just being to become tender, about 3-5 minutes. Add in diced tomatoes, dried oregano, dried basil, and dried parsley, bring to a simmer, and cook until the sauce begins to thicken, about 3-4 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper as desired. Empty the beef and vegetable mixture over the noodles, and evenly sprinkle the reduced fat cheddar over top. Place in oven and bake until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 20 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, salt, and black pepper in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add onion, green bell pepper, carrot, and garlic to ground beef; cook and stir until onion is lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Mix tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce into ground beef-vegetable mixture; season with salt and black pepper. Cook on low until liquid is reduced and flavors have blended, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain and transfer pasta to a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Spoon cream of mushroom soup over bow-tie pasta; top with ground beef-tomato mixture. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling and Cheddar cheese is melted, about 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Brown meat in large nonstick skillet; drain. Stir in tomatoes and oregano; cook 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, prepare Dinner as directed on package, omitting the butter.
• Add prepared Dinner to meat mixture; mix well. Spoon into 9-inch square baking dish; top with cheddar.
• Bake 10 min. or until cheddar is melted and casserole is heated through.