Best Hamburger Macaroni Casserole Recipes

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.

MEMA'S HAMBURGER MACARONI CASSEROLE (GOULASH)

Steps:

• In large dutch oven brown ground beef and drain. Sautee onion. Add jar of spaghetti sauce. Stir in garlic powder, worcestershire sauce, ketchup, Italian seasoning, sugar, salt and black pepper.
• Simmer covered on very low heat for 30 minutes.
• Boil elbow macaroni noodles in salted water until done. Drain noodles.
• In a 9 x 9 casserole dish layer noodles, sauce and cheese. Repeat, ending with cheese on top. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes until hot throughout and cheese is melted. Serve and enjoy!

HAMBURGER MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. In a large saucepan, combine cheese and milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in the beef, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and cayenne; remove from the heat., Drain macaroni and stir into beef mixture. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover and stir mixture; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly.

GREEK MACARONI & HAMBURGER CASSEROLE (MAKARONIA PHOURNISTA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Put water, salt, olive oil and in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• Add macaroni, cook until well done (9-10 minutes), and drain.
• Melt butter in sauce pan, add tomato paste, stir and mix well.
• Add sugar, salt, cinnamon, oregano, orange rind, orange juice, bay leaves, and cloves, and stir well.
• Continue stirring while slowly adding warm water.
• Cover and simmer until only 2/3 of the liquid remains.
• Season beef with salt and pepper, and sauté in olive oil until meat is dry, breaking up meat while browning, so it will not be lumpy when done (8-10 minutes).
• Add onions and garlic and continue to sauté until onion is yellow (3-5 minutes).
• Pour wine over this mixture, stir well, cover tightly, and set aside.
• When only 2/3 of the liquid remains in the tomato sauce, add the ground beef mixture.
• Continue to simmer covered until sauce is thickened.
• Keep hot.
• Put layers in a baking pan in the following order: (1) macaroni (2) meat sauce (3) kephalotiri cheese.
• Keep layering until everything is used up, with the last layer being the meat/tomato sauce.
• Cover the top layer with a single layer of kaseri cheese.
• Bake until the Kasseri is melted (2-3 minutes).
• Serve hot.

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

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.

MACARONI & HAMBURGER ONE DISH CROCK POT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown hamburger and onions in the oil.
• Combine all other ingredients in the crockpot (Except for the cheese)
• Cover and cook 1 hour on high then turn your crockpot to low and cook for an additional 4 hours.
• When finished cooking sprinkle the cheese on top and let sit in the cooker for about 5-10 more minutes until its all melted through.

FOUR LAYER HAMBURGER AND MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º F.
• In large skillet, combine beef and seasoning mix.
• Cook over medium-high heat until beef is no longer pink, stirring occasionally (2-3 minutes).
• In medium bowl, mix one package macaroni and cheese with sour cream; spread over bottom of 8-inch-square baking dish.
• Top with beef mixture.
• Spread remaining package macaroni and cheese over beef mixture; top with tomato, potato chips and cheese.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly around edges.
• Top with taco sauce and additional chips if desired, when serving.

FOUR LAYER HAMBURGER AND MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 400 degree F.
• COMBINE beef and seasoning mix in large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for 2 to 3 minutes or until beef is no longer pink.
• COMBINE one package macaroni and cheese and sour cream in medium bowl; spread over bottom of 8-inch-square baking dish. Top with beef mixture. Spread remaining package macaroni and cheese over beef mixture; top with tomato, potato chips and cheese.
• BAKE for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly around edges.
• *TO DEFROST: Remove tray from outer package; cut film to vent. Microwave on MEDIUM (50%) power for 5 to 6 minutes.