{"id":3115,"date":"2023-06-09T14:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2026-05-31T20:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:41:06","slug":"beefy-macaroni-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/beefy-macaroni-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Beefy Macaroni Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the kitchen of Michelle Weston<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cook according to package directions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>1 lb box elbow macaroni<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drain &amp; set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a pan, saut\u00e9 until soft:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>2 Tbsp vegetable oil<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>2 c green pepper, chopped<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>1 Tbsp garlic<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>2 lbs ground beef (choose lean beef, like 90% or 93% lean)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>1 tsp basil<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>1 tsp cumin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>1 tsp oregano<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>salt &amp; pepper<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cook until beef is browned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>3 c canned crushed tomatoes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a large bowl combine beef &amp; macaroni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put in a 9&#215;13 dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>2-3 c cheddar cheese<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes, or until cheese is melted &amp; bubbly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOTES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is delicious and makes a lot! It can easily be divided into 2 or 3 8&#215;8 foil pans and frozen (before baking) for another occasion.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Weston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,7,31],"tags":[46,277,581,157,626,347,529,117,65,106,376],"class_list":["post-3115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beef","category-main","category-pastas","tag-beef","tag-casserole","tag-cheddar","tag-cheese","tag-freeze-well","tag-macaroni","tag-make-ahead","tag-michelle-weston","tag-pasta","tag-recipe","tag-tomato","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3115"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9667,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3115\/revisions\/9667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}