Best Overnight Macaroni Casserole Recipes

27 BEST PASTA CASSEROLES

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• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a pasta casserole in 30 minutes or less!

OVERNIGHT MACARONI AND CHEESE GRATIN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until halfway cooked, about 4 minutes. Drain.
• Combine heavy cream, milk, and Gruyere cheese in a large bowl. Add elbow macaroni and mix well; season with salt and pepper. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Bring the macaroni mixture to room temperature, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Pour into a 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle remaining Gruyere cheese on top.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and crispy, 15 to 20 minutes.

OVERNIGHT MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients. Season to taste. With chicken, we like sage, rosemary, thyme and a little garlic.
• Spread in 9x13 pan.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least 4 hours.
• Remove from fridge, put in cold oven. Bake at 350 about one hour, until hot and bubbly.
• Note -- to make it "pizza" flavored, substitute diced pepperoni or cooked Italian sausage for the chicken, and one can tomato soup and one can cheese soup for the mushroom and chicken. Season with oregano or Italian seasoning, and garlic.

OVERNIGHT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together macaroni through onions.
• In separate small bowl, mix together the soup and milk till well blended.
• Pour milk mixture into large bowl and stir all ingredients together till blended.
• Pour into a 9 x 13 baking dish.
• Top with grated parmesan cheese. Sprinkle paprika over the top and cover with aluminum foil.
• Store overnight in frig.
• Get casserole out of frig one hour before baking.
• Preheat your oven to 350°F Bake, covered with foil, for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.
• Serve with salad and bread/rolls.
• **Note: this is not a spicy dish. If you like your food to be spicy feel free to add hot sauce, peppers, celery, etc to your liking. I serve this dish to older relatives when they come to visit and take it to potlucks where it disappears quickly. Simple, old fashioned comfort food. Feel free to adjust to your taste.

CHEESEBURGER MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• 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 beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add ground beef back to skillet and mix in tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir mixture until tomatoes are heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer beef mixture to a casserole dish; top with cooked macaroni. Spread cream cheese over macaroni and sprinkle Cheddar cheese over cream cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 45 minutes. Cool casserole for 15 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add cream and 1-1/2 cups of the broth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; add cheese; stir until melted. Add the macaroni, chicken, pimientos, salt and pepper. Add additional broth if needed. , Pour into a 3-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

MACARONI & DRIED BEEF CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients and put into a casserole dish. Cover and put in refrigerator overnight. The next day bake covered at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from cover from casserole for the last 10 minutes of baking. Option: Cream of chicken or cream of celery may be used in place of mushroom soup.