CHEESY ITALIAN CASSEROLE – The Southern Lady Cooks

Dinner made easy with this delicious Italian Casserole, loaded with cheese and super versatile.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

his cheesy Italian hamburger casserole makes a wonderful meal for family on a busy weeknight or make it anytime along with a salad for a dish you can throw together and put in the oven and forget it until done.  You could cut this recipe in half or double for a large group.  If you like Italian food, you will love this dish. 

SWAPS & ADDITIONS

You can switch out the pasta for any you like! If you are not a fan of green peppers or onions, you can simply leave them out. You could use low-fat cream cheese and low-fat sour cream in this recipe. We love it with the mozzarella, but you could easily use an Italian blend too.

OTHER DELICIOUS CASSEROLES

Cheesy Italian Hamburger Casserole

Anne Walkup

This Cheesy Italian Casserole will quickly become a family favorite. The combination of spices and pasta makes this a great dish.

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, southern

• 1 pound ground beef or you could use Italian sausage
• 2 cups uncooked rotini pasta cooked
• 1 cup chopped green onion or regular onion
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 (14.5 ounccan diced tomatoes undrained
• 1 (8 ounccan tomato sauce
• 1 (4 ounccan sliced mushrooms drained
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon dried basil or could use fresh
• 1 (8 ouncpackage cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

• Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and set aside. Brown ground beef, onions and green pepper in skillet on top of the stove and drain if needed. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, sliced mushrooms, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and basil to skillet and heat for about 10 minutes.

• Spread pasta in the bottom of a large casserole dish. Cover with hamburger mixture. Combine softened cream cheese and sour cream by mixing together with a spoon and then spread over top of hamburger in casserole. Sprinkle on cheese. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Keyword hamburger casserole

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