Disappearing Casserole {Leftover Makeover}

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Disappearing Casserole {Leftover Makeover} a try. One portion of this dish contains about 36g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 594 calories. This recipe serves 6. For $1.81 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Real Life Dinner requires shredded cheddar cheese, meat, elbow macaroni, and garlic powder. 8 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Winter will be even more special with this recipe. With a spoonacular score of 74%, this dish is good. Similar recipes include Leftover Makeover Grilled Chicken To Chicken & Portobello Mushroom Club Sandwiches, Makeover Spinach Casserole, and Makeover Pineapple Casserole.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes, do not drain

¾ tsp chili powder

1 16 ounce box of elbow macaroni or pasta

¼ tsp garlic powder

2 cups leftover meat (taco meat, sloppy joe meat or shredded barbecue meat)

4 cups mixed frozen vegetables (the one with peas, corn, carrots, and beans)

½ tsp onion powder

Salt for noodle and veggie water

3 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Equipment:

casserole dish

broiler

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Cook noodles, in generously salted water, according to package directions to aldente, add frozen veggies to cooking pasta for the last 6-8 minutes of their cooking time.Drain noodle and veggie mixture and add tomatoes, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, meat and 1 cup of shredded cheese. Stir until everything is evenly combined.Pour mixture in to 9×13 casserole dishBake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes, remove and sprinkle with two cups of cheese and return to oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. I like to put mine under the broiler for a minute or two to get a nice little brown-ness going on with the cheese. but you can do whatever you prefer.

 

Step by step:


1. Cook noodles, in generously salted water, according to package directions to aldente, add frozen veggies to cooking pasta for the last 6-8 minutes of their cooking time.

2. Drain noodle and veggie mixture and add tomatoes, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, meat and 1 cup of shredded cheese. Stir until everything is evenly combined.

3. Pour mixture in to 9×13 casserole dish

4. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes, remove and sprinkle with two cups of cheese and return to oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. I like to put mine under the broiler for a minute or two to get a nice little brown-ness going on with the cheese. but you can do whatever you prefer.


Nutrition Information:

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667k Calories
39g Protein
22g Total Fat
79g Carbs
37% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
667k
33%

Fat
22g
34%

  Saturated Fat
12g
79%

Carbohydrates
79g
26%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
91mg
30%

Sodium
763mg
33%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
39g
80%

Vitamin A
6994IU
140%

Selenium
72µg
104%

Phosphorus
633mg
63%

Manganese
1mg
57%

Calcium
482mg
48%

Vitamin B3
8mg
45%

Vitamin B6
0.76mg
38%

Fiber
8g
35%

Magnesium
113mg
28%

Vitamin B2
0.45mg
27%

Zinc
3mg
26%

Potassium
883mg
25%

Copper
0.5mg
25%

Vitamin C
19mg
24%

Vitamin B1
0.32mg
21%

Iron
3mg
21%

Folate
70µg
18%

Vitamin B5
1mg
17%

Vitamin B12
0.57µg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Vitamin K
5µg
6%

Vitamin D
0.39µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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