Baked Macaroni Creole Casserole

Name: Baked Macaroni Creole Casserole
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 c macaroni, elbow; 1 lb lean hamburger; 1 tsp garlic,chopped; 3 Tbsp olive oil, light; 1 jar(s) spaghetti sauce, 24 oz.; 1 can(s) stewed tomatoes; 1 Tbsp brown sugar, light; 3 pinch black pepper; 1 tsp dry basil; 1 c mozzarella cheese, low-fat; 1 c bread crumbs/mixed with a little lt. olive oil; BAKED MACARONI CREOLE CASSEROLE

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By albina carlos
@whitethumb

One of my favorite casseroles. I have no picture to post but trust me it is sooooo...good!

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Serves:

Prep:

40 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Ingredients

2 c

macaroni, elbow
1 lb

lean hamburger
1 tsp

garlic,chopped
3 Tbsp

olive oil, light
1 jar(s)

spaghetti sauce, 24 oz.
1 can(s)

stewed tomatoes
1 Tbsp

brown sugar, light
3 pinch

black pepper
1 tsp

dry basil
1 c

mozzarella cheese, low-fat
1 c

bread crumbs/mixed with a little lt. olive oil
BAKED MACARONI CREOLE CASSEROLE
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How to Make Baked Macaroni Creole Casserole

Step-by-Step

Cook macaroni, drain and set aside.
In olive oil cook hamburg and garlic. break up to a crumble.
when hamburger is cooked thru, drain and return to stove.
Add spaghetti sauce, stewed tomatoes, brown sugar, black pepper and basil to hamburger mixture.
Simmer on low covered about 20 minutes.Uncover and cook another 10 minutes if you like a thicker sauce.
Mix macaroni into sauce mixture.
In a 13X9 dish put 1/2 macaroni/sauce mixture.Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over,then add last half of macaroni/sauce mixture.
Mix bread crumbs with olive oil to moisten and spread over top.
bake 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees. So Good!!