Hamburger Casserole
Easy hot dish made with ground beef, veggies & pasta in a tomato sauce and topped with cheddar cheese. It's a dish that will have everyone asking for more!
Equipment
- Baking Dish
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion chopped
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1 16 oz. box medium shell pasta
- 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 1 29 oz. can tomato sauce
- 1 16 oz. bag frozen mixed vegetables
- 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions, being sure to add 1 tbsp. of salt to the boiling water. Drain well & add to large bowl.
- In skillet over medium high heat, add olive oil. Add ground beef, onion, salt & pepper. Cook 4-5 minutes until beef is no longer pink and onions are soft.
- To large bowl with shells, add tomato paste, tomato sauce and frozen vegetables. Add browned ground beef and onion mixture. Stir well.
- Pour mixture into 9x13 baking dish. Top with shredded cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake on center rack for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, remove cover & bake 10-15 longer until cheese starts to brown.
Notes
This recipe is great as is, but can be adjusted for what you have in your pantry.
- Ground turkey would be a great substitute to the ground beef.
- Any shaped pasta will do. I prefer something small like the shells as they really seem to catch the tomato and veggie mixture.
- Any other shredded cheese would work just fine.
- Feel free to switch up the veggies! (You just may need to adjust the cooking time when doing this.)
