••••CHEESY SLOPPY JOE CASSEROLE🧀!!!••••

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••••CHESSY SLOPPY JOE 

••••MACARONI CASSEROLE!!!

Cheesy Sloppy Joe Macaroni Casserole

Author: Tara Noland

Recipe type: Entree

Cuisine: American

Prep time:  20 mins

Cook time:  25 mins

Total time:  45 mins

Serves: 6-8 servings

••••LOOKS DELICIOUS!!

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 4 tsp. finely chopped garlic
• 1½ lbs. lean ground beef
• 2-(14 oz.) cans tomato sauce
• 1 small can (5.5 oz.) tomato paste
• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 2 tsp. cumin
• 2 tsp. Kosher salt or salt to taste
• ½ cup beef broth
• 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 3 Tbps. brown sugar
• 12 oz. macaroni, cooked in salted water according to package
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
  

Instructions

1. Pour the olive oil into a large skillet and on medium heat saute the beef until browned. Add in the peppers, onions and garlic and cook until tender.
2. Preheat oven to 400F. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl stir the tomato sauce with the tomato paste along with the chili powder, cumin, beef broth, vinegar, Worcestershire, and brown sugar. Stir to combine. Add into the beef mixture when cooked. Let simmer on low heat to thicken for about 5-10 min. Add in the pasta and stir well. Place the mixture in a 9x13" pan.
3. Bake for 20 min. or until the casserole is bubbling and the cheese is melted.
4. The uncooked casserole can be made ahead of time and frozen or covered and refrigerated. If frozen thaw. The baking time will have to be increased if the casserole is cold, probably by 10-15 min.
   

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