Description
A delicious cheesy beef and macaroni casserole that combines meatloaf with a creamy noodle topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup Sweet Baby Ray’s Hickory & Brown Sugar barbecue sauce
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 30 Ritz Crackers
- 2 oz Lipton onion soup mix
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups macaroni noodles
- 2 cups milk
- 10 oz condensed cheddar cheese soup
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a medium bowl, mix ketchup and barbecue sauce. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix ground beef, crushed Ritz Crackers, onion soup mix, and eggs.
- Add 1/2 cup of the ketchup-barbecue sauce mixture to the meat, mixing thoroughly.
- Press the meatloaf mixture into a greased 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Top with remaining ketchup-barbecue sauce mixture.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook and drain macaroni noodles.
- Mix milk, cheddar soup, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder until smooth.
- Combine noodles and sauce, adding 2 cups of cheese. Stir well.
- After baking, layer noodle mixture over meatloaf; top with remaining cheese.
- Bake for an additional 17-20 minutes until cheese is golden.
Notes
- For added flavor, consider using barbecue sauce with a bit of spiciness.
- This dish can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated before baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 120mg