Million Dollar Casserole is pure comfort food in this rich casserole. Creamy with beef and bacon, three types of cheeses and loaded with vegetables.

This loaded Million Dollar casserole is enough for 6+ people, and it is so good ! We finished the casserole within half an hour, everyone had second helpings.

This is an absolute must have comfort food recipe as it comes in so handy.

It is especially handy when you have unexpected dinner guests over. And just about all the ingredients are standard pantry items.

Quick glance at the Ingredients for a Million Dollar Casserole :

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• 750 grams Lean Ground Beef, ( 1 1/2 pounds)
• 500 grams Pasta, ( 16 oz – your favorite pasta shape will do)
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped
• 2 teaspoons Fresh Garlic, crushed
• 200 grams Bacon Bits, just under half a pound, although if you love your bacon, add half a pound !
• 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 1.5 cups Pasta Sauce, (any tomato based)
• Salt and Black Pepper, to taste
• 250 grams Cream Cheese, plain, softened ( 8 ounce )
• 250 grams Cottage Cheese, plain/smooth ( 8 ounce )
• 1/4 cup Sour Cream
• 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated

We usually have some sliced English Cucumber and Tomato cubes on the side, (or a tangy Coleslaw).

This dish is rich enough to be served by itself, but the crunchy, fresh Cucumber and Tomato are really delicious served all together.

More Casserole recipes you might like:

• Amish Country Casserole
• Quick Pasta Casserole
• Creamy Tuna Corn Casserole
• Paprika Beef Casserole (Slow-Cooker)
• Amish Ham And Cheese Casserole

Loaded Million Dollar Casserole

Loaded Million Dollar Casserole

Linda Nortje

Million Dollar Casserole is pure comfort food in this rich casserole. Creamy with beef and bacon, three types of cheeses and loaded with vegetables.

4.79 from 55 votes

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Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

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Servings 8 Servings

Calories 773.3 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 750 grams Lean Ground Beef ( 1 1/2 pounds)
• 500 g Pasta ( 16 oz – your favorite will do)
• 1 Onion chopped
• 1 Red Bell Pepper chopped
• 2 teaspoons Fresh Garlic crushed
• 200 grams Bacon Bits (just under half a pound)
• 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 1.5 cups Pasta Sauce (any tomato based)
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste
• 250 grams Cream Cheese plain, softened ( 8 ounce )
• 250 grams Cottage Cheese plain/smooth ( 8 ounce )
• ¼ cup Sour Cream
• ½ cup Cheddar Cheese grated

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – Spray a large oven dish with cooking oil
• Cook the Pasta as per the instructions on the pack
• Meanwhile, heat the Oil in a large skillet and saute the Onion, Red Bell pepper and Garlic until soft – remove and keep aside
• Add the Bacon Bits to the same skillet – cook until done – remove from pan and keep aside with the Onion mixture
• Using the same skillet, cook the Beef until done – add back the Onion mixture and Bacon – add the Pasta Sauce and cook through (2 – 3 minutes)- season with Salt and Pepper to taste, if necessary
• Mix together the Cream Cheese, Cottage Cheese and Sour Cream (combine very well!)
• Transfer half of the cooked Pasta to the prepared oven dish – top with the Cream Cheese mixture – add the remaining Pasta followed by the Beef mixture
• Bake 25 minutes – remove from the oven – sprinkle the Cheddar Cheese over – return dish to the oven for another 15 minutes or until the Cheese has melted

Notes

Nutrition Facts

Loaded Million Dollar Casserole

Amount per Serving

Calories

773.3

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

42

g

65

%

Saturated Fat

 

20.5

g

128

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

21.5

g

Cholesterol

 

135

mg

45

%

Sodium

 

865.1

mg

38

%

Carbohydrates

 

57.7

g

19

%

Fiber

 

4.3

g

18

%

Sugar

 

6

g

7

%

Protein

 

39.6

g

79

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.