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An Easy Make Ahead Ground Beef Casserole

September 24, 2018

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An Easy Make Ahead Ground Beef Casserole

When I cook I am all about easy with ingredients I have on hand or not hard to get.  Once again I will be sharing a recipe that I have made for years.  It is an easy make ahead ground beef casserole.  With pasta and lots of cheesy goodness.  Did I say you use lasagna noodles?  Along with sour cream and cream cheese.  Now with all of those ingredients how can you not like it?

Make ahead casserole piece on plate

As usual with most of the recipes, I share I do make adjustments.  The recipe calls for water chestnuts.  I can take them or leave them, so if I don’t have them I make this without the water chestnuts.

Make ahead casserole noodles

Same with the green onions.  I substitute a white or yellow onion if I happen to have that instead.  So see you don’t have to follow a recipe to the letter.

Make ahead casserole ground beef mixture

I am a ground beef kind of girl so I have never used ground turkey. I bet that can be substituted for the beef.  Let me know how it is if you try it with the ground turkey.

Make ahead casserole layering cream cheese mixture

If you like cheese as I do then you will add extra on top like I do.  I think you will be thanking me for sharing this.  It is a perfect meal for the cooler days to come.  An easy make ahead ground beef casserole is a stick to your ribs kind of dinner.  If you should have any extra it freezes well.  This is the perfect dish to serve in the cooler months when we turn to comfort food.

Make ahead casserole with cheese

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Ingredients

  • 8 Ounces 1 Inch Wide Noodles Cook and drain
  • 1 Pound Ground Beef Browned
  • 15 Ounce Can Tomato Sauce
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
  • 16 Ounces Sour Cream
  • 3 Ounces Cream Cheese
  • 1 Can Waterchestnuts Sliced and drained
  • 6 Green Onions Chopped, including tops
  • 3/4 Cups Diced Celery
  • 1/2 Pound Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

  1. Layer the following ingredients in a 9-inch x 13-inch baking pan.

  2. 1st Layer 

      8 ounces of cooked noodles

  3. 2nd Layer

      Ground beef that has been browned with the tomato sauce and salt and pepper,  Cover and cook for 20 minutes.  Once it has cooked for the 20 minutes layer on top of the noodles.


  4. 3rd Layer

      Combine the sour cream, cream cheese, water chestnuts green onions and diced celery in a mixing bowl.

  5. 4th Layer

      Top with the cheese.

  6. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 45 minutes.

This recipe can be made ahead and refrigerated 2 to 3 days.  Remove at least one hour before baking.  It can also be frozen.  And the recipe can easily be cut in half.

4.5 from 2 votes
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Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 8

 

 

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Materials and Supplies

9 x 13 Baking Pan    Knives

Cutting Board  Mixing Bowl (similar)

Dutch Oven & Frying Pan

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Make Ahead casserole with cheese topping

 

 

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Comments

  1. Florence says

    September 24, 2018 at 6:39 pm

    This sounds delish Debra. Definitely something we would like.

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    • [email protected] says

      September 24, 2018 at 7:10 pm

      I hope you give it a try because it is so good. Thanks, Florence.

      Reply
  2. Alice V says

    September 24, 2018 at 10:49 pm

    I love easy 1-dish meals. The only thing I would change is that I’d add some veggies. I love all the food groups in my food. Broccoli and carrots might work really nice in this. #InspireMeLink

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    • [email protected] says

      September 25, 2018 at 7:05 am

      Thanks, Alice. I bet it will be good with broccoli and carrots. Let me know.

      Reply
  3. Ivory says

    September 25, 2018 at 7:59 am


    This looks amazing, I am so happy that I went to my baulk mail, because this is where I found this post. I will be making this mouthwatering dish this week. Thank you for posting

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      September 25, 2018 at 5:55 pm

      Thank you so much, Ivory. I am so glad you checked the spam folder. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

      Reply
  4. Leanna says

    September 25, 2018 at 10:14 pm


    This sounds good, and its perfect for fall. I would make two batches and pop one away for when I am getting ready for Christmas. Its always never to have one or several meals premade. Thanks for sharing.

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    • [email protected] says

      September 26, 2018 at 7:58 am

      It is a stick to your ribs kind of meal. And yes that is a good idea to make two batches, one for now and one for later. Thanks for the suggestion.

      Reply
  5. candy says

    September 27, 2018 at 9:19 pm

    Like an lasagna dish, my family would enjoy eating this. Found you on Blogger’s Pit Stop Link Party.

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    • [email protected] says

      September 28, 2018 at 7:39 am

      Thank you, Candy. I hope you like it.

      Reply
  6. Amy says

    September 30, 2018 at 2:56 pm

    I love make ahead meals and this ground beef casserole sounds like the perfect make ahead meal. Thank you for sharing at Happiness is Homemade.

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    • [email protected] says

      September 30, 2018 at 7:51 pm

      Thank you, Amy. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

      Reply

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