Company's Coming Pasta Casserole for a Crowd

"Posted in response to a request; I would be tempted to add a lot more seasonings."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 55mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
25
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook macaroni as directed on package; drain well and set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
  • In a large frying pan, in batches if necessary, brown ground beef, then transfer to a very large pot.
  • Stir in raw onions, garlic powder, tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, mushrooms and their liquid.
  • Bring to a boil, then simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until onions are tender.
  • Remove from heat.
  • In a large-sized roaster (the kind you'd do a turkey in), spread half the macaroni, then top with half the meat sauce.
  • Top that with half the sour cream, then half the sliced cheddar.
  • Now top that with the remaining macaroni, then the remaining meat sauce, then the remaining sour cream, then the remaining cheddar.
  • Top with all the mozzarella.
  • Cover roasting pan and bake in preheated oven for 75 minutes, or until hot and bubbling.
  • Remove cover and, if cheese hasn't completely melted, let bake for a few more minutes until it has.

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Reviews

  1. Hey lennie, This is terrific. Had a bunch un-expectly for dinner and WHAT TO FIX???? This was a life saver. However I had to substitute tomato sauce and ketchup for spagetti sauce and added 1 can of stewed tomatoes and 1 can of tomatoes and green chilis. It was all I had. Also had to sub grated parmesan for the mozzeralla. It was delicious. One guy had 3 huge helpings. Oh yeah I also shredded the cheddar to make it go farther. As I said it was really un-expected Thanks so much. Myrna 2
     
  2. I down-sized this recipe a little to fix for my family. It was very easy to make and tasted wonderful!
     
  3. Wonderful and perfect for large crowd. I made this for a youth church dinner with salad and bread and the teens thanked me for such a delicious meal! Thanks for sharing!
     
  4. Great!!! I made a smaller batch for just my family for dinner. My picky eater ate 2 helpings, mushrooms and all. I couldn't believe it. Thanks, we will definately have this again!
     
  5. This went over very well with my visiting in-laws. Since all the ingredients were basically pre-cooked, I tried it in the crockpot. Also, I substituted egg noodles for the shells because of what I had on hand. It was good. The sour cream added a nice surprise to the taste and texture.
     
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  1. Hey lennie, This is terrific. Had a bunch un-expectly for dinner and WHAT TO FIX???? This was a life saver. However I had to substitute tomato sauce and ketchup for spagetti sauce and added 1 can of stewed tomatoes and 1 can of tomatoes and green chilis. It was all I had. Also had to sub grated parmesan for the mozzeralla. It was delicious. One guy had 3 huge helpings. Oh yeah I also shredded the cheddar to make it go farther. As I said it was really un-expected Thanks so much. Myrna 2
     

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