7 Ground Beef Casseroles That’ll Make You Moo – Check Out Number 3, It’s My Favorite!

I love southwestern foods and this yummy ground beef casserole packs a major punch of those spicy flavors that we all know and love. This casserole is quite remarkable in how easy it is to throw together for the perfect weeknight meal.

Check out what my pals over at Amanda’s Cookin’ had to say about this recipe and cream of coconut:

When I first saw this recipe over at my friend Mags’ blog, The Other Side of Fifty, I knew I wanted to try it. It just really looked good and I loved everything on the ingredient list. Getting my family to try new things can sometimes be like pulling teeth, so I knew I was in for the “what’s that” type questions. I try to be very generic in my answers, the less details the better. So I called this “southwest casserole” which is quite generic and doesn’t reveal anything in the ingredient agenda.

My family and I enjoy ground beef casseroles, too. They are super easy to make, filling, and taste great. Sometimes, when i want to be a bit healthier, I’ll substitute the ground beef with turkey. Nobody ever knows the difference 🙂

 

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef

1 cup diced onion

1/2 cup diced orange bell pepper

1/4 teaspoon McCormick red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon Magic Dust seasoning or Montreal Steak seasoning

16 oz. Hunt’s tomato sauce

1- 10 oz can of Red Gold Diced Tomatoes & Green Chiles

1 1/2 tsp dried oregano

2 tsp chili powder

2 cups Green Giant frozen corn

2 ounces shredded Kraft Mexican 4 Cheese blend

1 1/2 cups Barilla dried macaroni style pasta, cooked al dente

1 cup shredded Mexican 4 Cheese blend

Sliced green onions for garnish

 

 

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a two-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.

In large skillet brown ground beef with onions, bell pepper and red pepper flakes. Season with Magic Dust or steak seasoning.

Add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, oregano and chili powder. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Add the frozen corn and simmer for a few more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the 2 ounces of cheese until melted. Gently stir in the cooked pasta. Pour all into prepared casserole dish and top with shredded cheese. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until browned and bubbly. Garnish with green onions if desired.

 

 

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Quick Tip: I like to serve this casserole with sour cream and salsa.

Thank you to Recipe Lion for this great recipe.

3 comments

So excited to see new casserole recipes. So bummed when EVERY SINGLE ONE had tomatoes (sauce,soup) in them – no can do tomatoes!

tried this for the first time tonight and used pizza sauce instead of tomato sauce. had hamburger with onions, pepperoni, black olives and mozzarella cheeses and it was amazing. like a deep dish pizza

This has no seasonings in it!! How can it be like pizza?? Hamburger and Tomatoes on Biscuits!! Not worth trying in my book!! My mother-in-lay taught me how to make a spaghetti pizza on a tight budget 40 years ago. Is still a family favorite!! Kids love pizza and spaghetti!! I do use package pizza crust now, instead of making it from scratch. Yours would be good and simple with some basil, oregano, garlic powder, garlic salt and Italian seasonings!! Try it!! Simple dish bumped up!!

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