Creamy Italian Beefaroni Casserole Recipe 445

BEEFARONI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Crumble the ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until evenly browned. Drain.
• While the ground beef is cooking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain, and stir in butter. Transfer to a large casserole dish, and mix in the ground beef, tomato sauce, and Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper over the top.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until heated through and bubbly.

CREAMY ITALIAN BEEFARONI CASSEROLE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 8x8-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Add Beefaroni, undrained tomatoes, cream cheese and Italian seasoning to dish; stir together. 2.Cover dish with microwave-safe plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH 2 to 3 minutes or until cream cheese softens and blends when stirred. 3.Meanwhile, combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and Blue Bonnet. Sprinkle over warm Beefaroni mixture. Bake 15 minutes or until mixture is hot and crumb topping has browned lightly.

CREAMY BAKED BEEFARONI (LIGHT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F Spray a 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large pot of boiling water, cook penne for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender but firm. Drain.
• To make meat sauce: In a nonstick saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onions and garlic for 4 minutes or until softened. Stir in beef; cook, stirring to break up meat, for 4 minutes, or until no longer pink. Stir in tomato sauce and stock. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until thickened. Set aside.
• To make cheese sauce: In a nonstick saucepan, whisk together flour, milk, and stock until flour dissolves. Place over medium heat; simmer until mixture begins to boil. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until thickened. Stir in Cheddar. Remove from heat. Stir cheese sauce into meat sauce.
• Toss pasta with sauce. Pour into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Bake in centre of oven for 10 minutes or until bubbly.