Best Easy Macaroni Casserole Recipes

EASY MACARONI TUNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain and return macaroni to pot.
• Stir 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup milk, and powdered cheese from envelope into the cooked macaroni. Stir cream of mushroom soup, tuna, and 1/2 cup milk into the macaroni and cheese. Pour macaroni mixture into the prepared baking dish; top with Cheddar cheese and parsley.
• Mix bread crumbs, melted butter, and dill in a small bowl; sprinkle over Cheddar cheese layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bread crumb topping is lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

EASY MACARONI AND CHEESE HOT DOG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare macaroni and cheese dinner as directed. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Remove macaroni and cheese from stove and place in a casserole dish. Add sliced hot dogs, soup, milk, and cheddar cheese (I usually add about 2 handfuls, but if you like cheese, add more). Stir. Top with more cheddar cheese.
• Bake in oven for about 20 minutes or until cheese has melted throughout.

EASY MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook macaroni and drain.
• Chop up onion, bell pepper and celery into small pieces.
• In skillet, melt butter and cook onions, celery, and bell pepper in butter until tender.
• Then add tomatoes and soup.
• Cook about three to five minutes longer.
• In casserole dish put a layer of macaroni, a layer of soup mixture, and a layer of cheese.
• Repeat layers, ending with cheese on the top.
• Bake until cheese melts.

EASY ITALIAN MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground sirloin, Italian sausage and dried spices in a pan on the stove top. Cook macaroni in boiling water for 11 minutes, Drain in colander and run cold water over macaroni.
• 2. Add cooked meat to a mixing bowl along with pasta sauce, macaroni and stir to combine. Pour in to a 9 x 6 baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• 3. Top with the parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

EASY HAMBURGER AND MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Brown meat with onions, peppers, and garlic.
• 2. Mix all ingredients except cheese together. Put in buttered baking dish.
• 3. Top with cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes

EASY PEASY TUNA MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray 8x12 pan.
• Boil macaroni according to package directions. Drain water from it.
• Mix all the ingredients together, reserving a small amount of cheese.
• Spread mixture into pan and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake 20-25 minutes until hot and bubbly.

EASY KRAFT MACARONI AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 400°F. Make the Mac and Cheese as normal, but leave the noodles slightly uncooked still, that "1 more minute" point. While it is cooking fry the ground beef and leave it unseasoned or season as you like, I use a little Montreal Steak Seasoning. Mix the Mac and Cheese, ground beef and tomato soup together.
• Pour into a 9x13 baking dish, top with cheese and a light sprinkle of seasoning salt. I always put this on a cookie sheet, it bubbles over the tiniest amount sometimes.
• Put in oven and bake 20-30 minutes, or until cheese is completely melted and slightly golden. Cool for a few minutes, serve and enjoy!

EASY CHEDDAR MACARONI AND HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Cook macaroni in large saucepan for 8-10 minutes. Drain and return to pan.
• 2. Squeeze cheese sauce over hot macaroni. Stir until blended. Stir in ham, peas and milk.
• 3. Spoon into a 2 quart baking dish and top with Cheddar cheese. Mix crushed Ritz crackers with melted butter; sprinkle over casserole before baking.
• 4. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

EASY HEALTHY MACARONI & CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Stir pasta into a pot of boiling water and boil, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain pasta in a colander and in a large ovenproof glass dish, stir together pasta and cubed cheeses. Shake can of tomato juice well. Pour only enough juice over macaroni and cheese until almost covered. Sprinkle top with grated Parmessan and/or Romano cheese. Bake macaroni and cheese in middle of oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden on top and bubbling, and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

EASY MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown meat and onion in a large skillet; drain. If using mushrooms and green peppers brown them too.
• Stir in cooked macaroni, spaghetti sauce , garlic powder and half of the Parmesan cheese (if using pepperoni, chop and add it now). Mix well.
• Transfer to a 13 X 9 inch baking dish.
• Top with mozzarella and remaining Parmesan.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes at 375 degrees.