Best Beef Cheese And Noodle Bake Recipes

BEEF, CHEESE, AND NOODLE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. 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 beef; 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 x 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° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Note: For creamiest results, do not overbake.

BEEF, CHEESE, AND NOODLE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350.
• Cook pasta, drain and set aside.
• Saute onion, carrot, and garlic for about 3 minutes.
• Add ground beef and brown breaking up the meat.
• Add tomato sauce, 1/2 tsp salt, and pepper.
• Continue to cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add macaroni.
• Put mixture into a 11 x 7 baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Heat milk, flour, remaining 1/2 tsp salt, and nutmeg over medium heat whisking constantly for about 2 minutes, until smooth and thickening.
• Stir in 1 cup of grated cheese until smooth.
• Pour cheese mixture over pasta and stir in to blend.
• Spread remaining cheese over the top.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is starting to brown.
• Let sit for about 5 minutes before serving.