Italian Casserole

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 366.6
  • Total Fat: 15.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 50.4 mg
  • Sodium: 490.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 43.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
  • Protein: 20.9 g

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Introduction

A delicious and easy meal that the whole family will love. Great potluck or make ahead meal also! Serve with biscuits or salad for a hearty, complete meal. A delicious and easy meal that the whole family will love. Great potluck or make ahead meal also! Serve with biscuits or salad for a hearty, complete meal.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    2 cups Sargento reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
    10oz 80/20 ground beef
    1 box (12 oz) Ronzoni Smart Taste elbow noddles
    1 Tbsp butter
    1 large can crushed tomatoes
    1 8oz can tomato sauce
    large green pepper, chopped
    medium onion, chopped
    1 Tbsp oregano
    salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Boil elbow noddles 1 minute short of package directions. Sautee chopped green pepper and chopped onion in the butter until soft. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1 Tbsp oregano, and salt and pepper to taste and cook covered on low for about 10 minutes. In another pan cook and then drain the ground beef. Add the beef to the sauce mixture and cook an additional 2-3 minutes. Mix sauce mixture, cooked elbows and 1/2 the cheddar cheese in a 9X12 casserole dish. Top with other 1/2 of the cheddar cheese. Bake at 375 for about 30 minutes or until top is bubbly and beginning to brown. Let cool a few minutes before serving

Serving Size: Makes 8 generous servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MYTIME4CHANGE4.