SICILIAN CASSEROLE OAMC

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Make and share this Sicilian Casserole OAMC recipe from Food.com.

Provided by bmcnichol

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
2 cups elbow macaroni
8 ounces cream cheese, cubed
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup sour cream
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown ground beef, onion and pepper in saucepan. Cook until beef is done. Drain well.
  • Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, and dried Italian seasoning and stir well to blend.
  • Let simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook elbow macaroni as directed on package. While macaroni is cooking, combine cream cheese and milk in medium bowl. Cook in microwave on medium power for 2-3 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking. Remove from microwave and stir with wire whisk until sauce is smooth.
  • Drain noodles and add to cream cheese sauce along with sour cream and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; stir.
  • In 2 quart casserole dish, place all of cream cheese mixture. Top with all of the ground beef mixture and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes until casserole is bubbly.
  • To freeze, add 1 tablespoons cornstarch to the cream cheese sauce. Prepare casserole as directed, except instead of baking, chill in refrigerator. Wrap well and freeze up to 3 months.
  • To thaw and reheat, thaw casserole overnight in refrigerator.
  • Bake, covered, for 25-35 minutes 5 minutes longer until bubbly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 422.9, Fat 24.2, SaturatedFat 12.2, Cholesterol 86.2, Sodium 613, Carbohydrate 30, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 6.8, Protein 21.8

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