Beef / Pork

Italian Casserole is for Dinner.

Italian Casserole takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Italian Casserole takes 30 minutes to cook.

Italian Casserole makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Casserole are:

2 cups Sargento reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
10oz 80/20 ground beef
1 box (12 oz) Ronzoni Smart Taste elbow noddles
1 Tbsp butter
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 8oz can tomato sauce
large green pepper, chopped
medium onion, chopped
1 Tbsp oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Italian Casserole:

Boil elbow noddles 1 minute short of package directions. Sautee chopped green pepper and chopped onion in the butter until soft. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1 Tbsp oregano, and salt and pepper to taste and cook covered on low for about 10 minutes. In another pan cook and then drain the ground beef. Add the beef to the sauce mixture and cook an additional 2-3 minutes. Mix sauce mixture, cooked elbows and 1/2 the cheddar cheese in a 9X12 casserole dish. Top with other 1/2 of the cheddar cheese. Bake at 375 for about 30 minutes or until top is bubbly and beginning to brown. Let cool a few minutes before servingServing Size: Makes 8 generous servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MYTIME4CHANGE4.

The nutritional information for Italian Casserole is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 366.6

• Total Fat: 15.5 g
• Cholesterol: 50.4 mg
• Sodium: 490.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
• Protein: 20.9 g

Italian Casserole is Italian cuisine.