Johnny Marzetti Casserole – (Ground Beef Casserole Recipe)

Johnny Marzetti Casserole – (Ground Beef Casserole Recipe)

If you have heard of Johnny Marzetti Casserole, a delicious ground beef recipe, you are definitely from the Midwestern USA.

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Johnny Marzetti Casserole - Slow Cooker or Oven!

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 20 mins

Johnny Marzetti Casserole - the classic Midwest dish that is the perfect comfort food! This is a fabulous ground beef recipe.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: ground beef recipe, johnny marzetti

Servings: 8

Calories: 482 kcal

Author: Karlynn Johnston

Ingredients

• 2 cups dry rotini pasta
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound bulk mild Italian sausage
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 lb white mushrooms washed and chopped
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 15-16 ounce can diced tomatoes
• 1 15-16 ounce can tomato sauce
• 2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend
• 1 1/2 cups shredded old Cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. If making in the oven, preheat your oven to 350 °F.
2. Cook the pasta according to the package directions to a firm al dente. Remember, you are cooking it even further in the oven or crockpot, you don't want mush.
3. Fry the ground beef and Italian sausage in a large skillet until browned. Mix in the onion and mushrooms and cook until soft. Add in the garlic, saute for 2-3 minutes.
4. Stir in the Italian seasoning, diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Simmer briefly, then set aside and cool for 10 minutes.
5. Grease or spray the casserole dish or the inside of the slow cooker. Spread a little bit of the sauce on the bottom of the dish/slow cooker, then top with the pasta.
6. Sprinkle the Italian blend cheese over the pasta, then pour the remaining sauce over the casserole.
7. Cover and cook in the oven for 45 minutes or in the slow cooker on low for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. When ready, uncover, sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top and then cover again until melted.
8. Serve and enjoy!
9. Recipe Notes
10. If you have a slow cooker where "low' is super hot, cut the time to 1 1/2 hours. The slow cooker method is great for when you don't want to use the oven but it's not an all day recipe. As with almost all ground beef recipes that use the slow cooker, you have to cook the ground beef first.

full recipe: https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/johnny-marzetti-casserole