Busy Day Supper

All of our days are busy down on the dairy farm, but there's all those  additional to do lists in December. The lists I'm referring to are  the shopping, the baking, the decorating and all the extra  activities like practice for the church Christmas cantata or the school play. Midwest Dairy's  Cheeseburger Macaroni Casserole fits into a busy schedule perfectly!

Cheeseburger Macaroni Casserole


Ingredients:
Non-stick cooking spray
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
whole-wheat elbow macaroni
1 medium tomato,chopped
1-8 ounce can tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt,optional
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup Cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8 x 8 baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
In large skillet over medium heat,cook ground beef and onion until
beef is brown and onion is soft; drain. Cook macaroni according to package directions,drain.
Spoon macaroni into prepared pan. Spread beef mixture and chopped tomato over macaroni.
 Pour tomato sauce over beef. Sprinkle with seasoned salt,pepper and shredded cheese.

Yield: 4 servings

Options:
To spice it up, use your favorite pizza or Italian style tomato sauce instead of tomato sauce
 and seasoned salt.
For a later meal, double the recipe and place the second casserole in the freezer for later use.

                                        
                                        Happy December!