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
Million Dollar Casserole is pure comfort food in this rich casserole. Creamy with beef and bacon, three types of cheeses and loaded with vegetables.
Ingredients
- 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 )
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream
- 1/2 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
Nutrition Information
Yield 8Amount Per Serving Calories 773.3Total Fat 42gSaturated Fat 20.5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 21.5gCholesterol 135mgSodium 865.1mgCarbohydrates 57.7gFiber 4.3gSugar 6gProtein 39.6g
Nutrition value is not always accurate
Remove from the oven and serve with a side dish or two.
Lori
Tuesday 25th of September 2018
I made this in a 9x13 pan and found it needed more pasta, meat and cottage cheese mixture and marinara to cover the bottom. Delicious!
omaymen
Saturday 4th of May 2013
For sure it will take half an hour to finish it.
Thank u for sharing your recipe with us
Cathy
Saturday 4th of May 2013
Yum!!!!!!!!
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Cathy
Miz Helen
Friday 26th of April 2013
Hi Linda,This looks like a delicious Casserole. Your recipe is fabulous and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Have a great weekend and come back soon!Miz Helen
Sue Boyer
Tuesday 23rd of April 2013
Definitely, a good casserole with all those cheeses. Thank you for sharing.Consider yourself hugged,http://simpleesue.com/try-one-new-recipe-a-week-butterscotch-apple-fluff/