Cheeseburger Macaroni Casserole
Cheeseburger Macaroni Casserole

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, cheeseburger macaroni casserole. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have cheeseburger macaroni casserole using 19 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cheeseburger Macaroni Casserole:
  1. Take 24 oz package dry pasta (elbows, shells, etc.)
  2. Make ready 2 lb ground beef (or turkey)
  3. Make ready salt
  4. Make ready ground black pepper
  5. Take worcestershire sauce
  6. Prepare Cheese sauce:
  7. Make ready 2 tbsp butter
  8. Get 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  9. Prepare 2 cup milk
  10. Make ready 2 cup shredded cheese (I used cheddar jack)
  11. Make ready Optional mix-ins:
  12. Get cooked bacon, crumbled (optional)
  13. Take diced tomatoes (optional)
  14. Prepare diced onions (optional)
  15. Take diced peppers, such as jalapeños (optional)
  16. Make ready sauteed mushrooms (optional)
  17. Make ready Topping:
  18. Get 1 cup shredded cheese
  19. Take bread crumbs (optional)

This family-friendly Cheeseburger Macaroni Casserole recipe was created by Chef Ina Pinkney, and comes to us courtesy of the Arizona Dairy Council. Keywords: cheeseburger casserole, cheeseburger casserole recipe, cheeseburger macaroni casserole, easy cheeseburger casserole, skinnytaste cheeseburger casserole. This macaroni casserole looks so delicious, I am tempted to run into the kitchen and start making This is so macaroni casserole is so delicious! I left the tomato sauce out of mine and added a little.

Steps to make Cheeseburger Macaroni Casserole:
  1. Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain. Do not rinse. Put pasta in a large bowl.
  2. Season ground beef with salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce as desired. Scramble in skillet until done, remove from heat, drain off grease.
  3. Make the cheese sauce:
  4. In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and cook until it just starts to brown. Reduce heat.
  5. Whisk in milk a little at a time until all milk is added and sauce is smooth.
  6. Add 2 cups shredded cheese to sauce, a little at a time, stirring until cheese is melted. For a more cheesy sauce, you can add additional cheese. If the sauce gets too thick, stir in a little more milk.
  7. [For a shortcut cheese sauce, skip steps 4-6 and do this instead: In a saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over low heat. Add half a cup of milk and half a box of Velveeta, cut into small chunks. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until Velveeta is melted. Add extra shredded cheese, if desired, and stir until melted. Add extra milk, if needed, to bring sauce to desired consitency.]
  8. Add ground beef and any desired mix-ins (bacon, onions, etc.) to cheese sauce and stir until mixed in well.
  9. Pour cheese sauce mixture over cooked pasta. Toss until pasta is well-coated with cheese sauce and other ingredients are evenly mixed in.
  10. Put pasta mixture into a large, oven-proof casserole dish or pan. Top with shredded cheese and bread crumbs, if desired. (Or you could divide the mixture between loaf pans before topping.)
  11. Bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bread crumbs are browned. Let cool slightly before serving.

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