Beef Beans and Pasta Casserole
"Real easy and real good, ground turkey can be subbed for the beef if you watching the fat"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (461.2 g)
- Calories 538.3
- Total Fat - 27.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.6 g
- Cholesterol - 104.3 mg
- Sodium - 1313.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 38.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8.1 g
- Sugars - 10.3 g
- Protein - 36.2 g
- Calcium - 70.1 mg
- Iron - 5.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 38.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350F.
Step 2
Fry bacon in a skillet until cooked and crisp. Slice into bite-size pieces. Set aside.
Step 3
In the same skillet, brown the ground beef/turkey, onions, and green peppers in a large skillet. Add garlic and cook for a few minutes.
Step 4
Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans, mushrooms and Italian seasoning.
Step 5
Cover and cook at medium heat for around 20-22 minutes.
Step 6
Stir in salt, pepper, bacon and cooked pasta.
Step 7
Transfer to a greased 9x13 casserole dish.
Step 8
Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
Step 9
Bake uncovered for around 35-40 minutes or until it's hot and it is bubbling.
Step 10
Remove from the oven, sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese, return to oven to melt cheese (10 minutes).
Tips
No special items needed.