Macaroni & Hamburger One Dish Crock Pot Casserole

Submitted by Heather Reynolds in

"This is a very easy old tried and true recipe. A hearty crock pot dinner that is cheap, easy and fillg. This fills my 6 quart crock pot...humm or is it an 8?"

 

• Ready In: 5hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 12-16

ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup onion (Chopped)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 26 ounces spaghetti sauce
• 2 cups elbow macaroni (uncooked)
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole corn (undrained)
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (grated)

directions

1. Brown hamburger and onions in the oil.
2. Combine all other ingredients in the crockpot (Except for the cheese)
3. Cover and cook 1 hour on high then turn your crockpot to low and cook for an additional 4 hours.
4. When finished cooking sprinkle the cheese on top and let sit in the cooker for about 5-10 more minutes until its all melted through.

Reviews

[Jennifer R.]

Good comfort meal. I used frozen corn. I agree with others that the macaroni should added later to avoid mushiness.

 

[travelinsally]

I agree with previous reviews regarding the pasta. I find that cooking the pasta in the slow cooker with the other ingredients makes the pasta very mushy(like wallpaper paste). I precook the pasta and then add it to the slow cooker towards the end.

 

[Joe F.]

This recipe would be good if the noodles weren't so soggy. This takes away for the meal. I could have just as easily made in on the stove top in a fraction of the time and the noodles would be firm.

 

[chamberskm]

This is a great recipe, however, I made many changes. I cooked the hamburg in some Worcestershire sauce for more flavor. I also used crushed tomatoes instead of tomato sauce, and I put a cup of both cheddar and mozzarella. The cooking times are also WAY off. I cooked on low for 3 hours and the pasta turned to mush. I suggest waiting to put the pasta in. There is no need to ever put it on high. ENJOY!

 

[bmcnichol]

This was too saucy for our taste. Next time I would add more macaroni and more corn as the corn seemed to get lost in the recipe. I followed the recipe as written other then I didn't use the oil to cook the ground beef. I also drained the corn. I used Splenda brown sugar as that is all I buy. I also topped with 2 cups of cheese as we love cheese. This also didn't take as long to cook for me. I cooked an hour on high and two hours on low. This was easy to put together and is made with ingredients I normally have on hand. With the changes I mentioned I think this would be really good.