Best Grandmas Hamburger Macaroni Casserole Recipes

CASSEROLE SUPREME (HAMBURGER MACARONI CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a heavy skillet to brown, breaking it up with a spatula. If the meat is on the lean side, add a tablespoon or two of olive oil to the pan.
• Once the meat is about halfway done (some will be browned and some still pink or red), add the onion and garlic.
• Season liberally with salt and pepper.
• Cook until onions and garlic are softened and meat is completely cooked.
• Add the tomatoes and softened cream cheese
• Stir around so the cream cheese melts evenly into the tomatoes.
• Let simmer for about ten minutes or so.
• With the heat on low, stir in the sour cream.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Fold the sauce into your freshly drained pasta.
• Serve as-is or spoon into individual ramekins or a big old casserole.
• Bake at 350F until the pasta on top has a bit of crunch to it and the casserole is bubbling all around the sides.
• Let sit for ten minutes before serving.
• Enjoy!

GRANDMA'S GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Mix sugar, salt, garlic salt and tomato sauce into ground beef; simmer until flavors blend, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, cover skillet, and cool to room temperature.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Mix sour cream, cream cheese, and onion in a bowl.
• Scoop half the noodles into the prepared casserole dish; top with half the sour cream mixture. Spoon half the ground beef mixture atop sour cream layer. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients. Top casserole with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until Cheddar cheese has browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

GRANDMA'S HAMBURGER MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni as directed on package.
• Cook bacon until crisp.
• Add onion and ground beef to skillet & cook until meat is browned. Drain fat.
• Add cooked ground beef, cream of mushroom soup, & tomato soup to macaroni. Mix well.
• Place mixture in 3 1/2 quart casserole dish.
• Top with shredded cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes.

GRANDMA'S HAMBURGER HOT DISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a casserole dish. Arrange noodles in prepared dish.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, and celery in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, mushrooms, and milk into beef mixture until evenly combined; pour over noodles into prepared dish. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle cashews over mixture; continue baking until bubbling, about 30 minutes more.

CHEESY MACARONI AND HAMBURGER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease an 11x13-inch 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. Transfer to a bowl, add processed cheese cubes, and let stand until cheese partially melts.
• Place ground beef in a skillet over medium heat, break meat apart with a spatula, and sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
• Stir Cheddar cheese soup, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, and onion together in a bowl; gently fold macaroni and processed cheese mixture into soup mixture. Stir in milk until thoroughly combined. Mix ground beef into macaroni mixture and spread into prepared baking dish. Top casserole with slices of American cheese and sprinkle cracker crumbs on top. Cover casserole with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling, about 20 minutes; remove foil and bake until top is golden brown, about 10 more minutes.

HAMBURGER AND MACARONI HOT DISH

Steps:

• 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.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and minced onion in the hot skillet until almost browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic to ground beef mixture and cook until beef is browned, 2 to 3 more minutes; drain and discard excess grease.
• Stir macaroni, tomato soup, corn, Italian seasoning, and seasoned salt into ground beef mixture; top with American cheese slices. Cover skillet until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes; stir well.

GRANDMA'S HAMBURGER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown hamburger and onion in a large skillet. Add salt and pepper. Add beans and cottage cheese. Mix well and put in a greased casserole dish. Cover top with crackers and pats of butter. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until top is brown.

CHILI MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the macaroni, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the ground beef with onion until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Break the meat up into crumbles as it cooks; drain excess grease. Mix in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, corn, kidney beans, taco seasoning, and chili seasoning; bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes.
• Whisk the Cheddar cheese soup and milk in a saucepan until smooth, and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Whisk in 1 cup of shredded Cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup of sour cream, and garlic powder; season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Arrange the cooked macaroni into the bottom of a 10x15-inch baking dish, and mix with the soup mixture. Pour the ground beef chili over the macaroni, and sprinkle with 1 more cup shredded Cheddar cheese and crushed tortilla chips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is hot and bubbling and the cheese topping has melted, 20 to 30 minutes. Serve topped with dollops of sour cream.

MY GRANDMA'S MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil macaroni according to package directions until almost al dente. Meanwhile, slice the onions into about 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Drain macaroni and rinse under hot water.
• Spread a layer of macaroni about 1/2 inch deep in the bottom of a large, deep casserole dish with a lid. I've found that glass, stoneware or Corningware works best.
• Lay cheese slices evenly on top of macaroni, tearing slices to fill in holes as necessary. If you like this really cheesy, repeat this layer.
• Spread onion slices one layer thick over cheese.
• Slice tomatoes in half lengthwise and place cut side down onto onion layer.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper sparingly on tomatoes.
• Place small, thin pats of butter or margarine on tomatoes. I don't have an exact amount because I just "eyeball" it.
• Repeat all layers beginning with the macaroni.
• When your casserole dish is almost full or you are out of ingredients pour about 1/3 to 1/2 cup (depending on how much liquid you want in the end) of the juice from the tomato cans evenly over casserole.
• Cover casserole dish and put in the oven pre-heated to 350 degrees.
• Bake 2 hours, or until onions look done and cheese is melted (here's where the transparent casserole dish comes in handy!).
• Remove from oven, let stand about 5 minutes and enjoy!
• NOTE: This casserole has a bad habit of bubbling over in the oven. To contain the mess I either put the dish on an old aluminum foil lined cookie sheet, or I put the foil lined cookie sheet under the casserole dish on the rack below it.

EASY HAMBURGER MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare macaroni and cheese as directed.
• Brown ground beef and onions, drain after cooking.
• In casserole dish, combine ground beef, onions, mushrooms, cream of mushroom soup, and 1 can of milk.
• Stir until blended.
• Add macaroni and cheese and stir until blended.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes.