Hamburger Bake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb 85% lean ground beef
• 16 ounces pasta, cooked
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can healthy request tomato soup
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 green pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta per directions on box. i usually use rotini or elbows.
• 2 while the pasta is cooking, sauté onion and pepper in a little vegetable oil.
• 3 add the ground beef to the onions and pepper.
• 4 add the oregano, salt, and pepper and cook until the hamburger is no longer pink.
• 5 in a large casserole, mix tomato soup and bbq sauce together.
• 6 add the cooked pasta.
• 7 using a slotted spoon drain off the grease, add the ground beef mixture to the soup and pasta mixture.
• 8 add the cheddar cheese and mix all together until well blended.
• 9 cook on 350 for 30 minutes or until heated through.
• 10 original recipe called for chili sauce, and i sometimes add that to the soup/bbq sauce mixture.
• 11 if you are making ahead to freeze, you may want to use more sauce so the pasta doesn't dry out when you cook it.
• 12 you can hold back some of the grated cheese to put on top.