I always liked easy casserole recipes yet liked the consistency and taste of Hamburger Helper. So, in an attempt to reduce cost, scale it for myself AND better the nutrition options, I made it my hobby for a month to create a recipe that met all of those things. I have achieved that, IMHO. I'll keep it simple as an entry so you don't have to scroll too much. But, I seriously encourage you to do this.
Ingredients:
- 1 lbs. ground meat (beef or even Italian sausage)
- 1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
- 1 can Campbell's Tomato soup
- 4 oz. of a package of shredded cheese (your choice of flavor)
- Italian seasoning
Directions:
- Boil the water, and make the macaroni according to the instructions on the box.
- Brown the ground meat of your choice at the same time.
- Preheat the toaster oven to 375 F and oil an 8x6x2 Pyrex casserole dish.
- While draining the macaroni in a colander, pour the tomato soup into the stockpot you used.
- Sprinkle as much Italian seasoning into the soup for the taste you want.
- Return the macaroni to the stockpot with soup.
- Drain the browned meat, and put it into the stockpot too.
- Stir well.
- Pour that mixture into the 8x6x2 Pyrex casserole dish and even it out.
- Place that in the toaster oven for 20 mins.
- Slide the dish out (using oven mitts) and cover it evenly with the shredded cheese.
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| Noodles & browning |
- Return it to the toaster oven, and bake for another 8 minutes.
You would have enough to serve at least 5 people with this, but that also means you have enough leftovers if it is just you. Yeah, it is actually very awesome, and I make it at least once per week. It is easy to make, and tastes great. You could use any other seasonings/herbs based on your choice, but this is AWESOME!
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| Finished casserole |
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