Beef Cheese and Noodle Bake Recipe

Posted by Hillary on January 9th, 2009 at 11:57am

This beef, cheese and noodle bake recipe makes a family-friendly casserole that is a great way to incorporate more vegetables into children’s food. For creamiest results, do not overbake.

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Ingredients

1 8-oz. pkg. small elbow macaroni
cooking spray
1 C. pre-chopped onion
1 C. pre-shredded carrot
2 tsp. bottled minced garlic
1 lb. lean ground sirloin
1 C. tomato sauce
1 tsp. kosher salt, divided
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 C. fat-free milk
2 tsp. all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 1/2 C. 2% reduced-fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to the package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain. Lightly coat pasta with cooking spray. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and carrot, and sauté 4 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add ground sirloin; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Add tomato sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes or until most of liquid evaporates.

Add pasta to beef mixture in pan, stirring to combine. Spoon pasta mixture into an 11×7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Place milk, flour, nutmeg, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan; stir with a whisk until blended. Cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly with a whisk. Add 1 cup cheese, stirring until smooth. Pour cheese mixture over pasta mixture; stir. Top evenly with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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