BAKED MACARONI CREOLE CASSEROLE

Baked Macaroni Creole Casserole image

Provided by albina carlos

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 c macaroni, elbow
1 lb lean hamburger
1 tsp garlic,chopped
3 Tbsp olive oil, light
1 jar(s) spaghetti sauce, 24 oz.
1 can(s) stewed tomatoes
1 Tbsp brown sugar, light
3 pinch black pepper
1 tsp dry basil
1 c mozzarella cheese, low-fat
1 c bread crumbs/mixed with a little lt. olive oil
BAKED MACARONI CREOLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

1. Cook macaroni, drain and set aside.
2. In olive oil cook hamburg and garlic. break up to a crumble.
3. when hamburger is cooked thru, drain and return to stove.
4. Add spaghetti sauce, stewed tomatoes, brown sugar, black pepper and basil to hamburger mixture.
5. Simmer on low covered about 20 minutes.Uncover and cook another 10 minutes if you like a thicker sauce.
6. Mix macaroni into sauce mixture.
7. In a 13X9 dish put 1/2 macaroni/sauce mixture.Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over,then add last half of macaroni/sauce mixture.
8. Mix bread crumbs with olive oil to moisten and spread over top.
9. bake 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees. So Good!!