Cheeseburger Pasta Casserole

When I came across this recipe from here, I was really excited to try this out. What could be better than a combination of two of my kids favourite meal (Cheeseburger and macaroni) into one!

Out from the oven

This meal received a big thumbs up from my husband and my kids..yeay ;)

So do give this recipe a try. Recipe below. You can also refer to the original recipe from the link I added above.

I also bake carrots and sweet potatoes for side dish

Add chopped lettuce for the crunchy texture

I have altered the recipe a bit since I used the ingredients that I only have on hands. So since I ran out of worcestershire sauce, I substitute it with oyster sauce. I also used my homemade tomato puree combined with storebought pasta sauce. I omit onion, onion powder and garlic powder as well since I don't have that in my pantry at the moment, so I just used minced garlic.

Here are the ingredients:

225g of Macaroni
4 clove of Garlic - minced
300g of minced beef
1/2 to 1 jar homemade Tomato Sauce (depends on your taste)
1/2 jar Kimball Pasta sauce (depends on your taste)
2 Tablespoon Tomato Puree - if needed
1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce
1 or 2 Tablespoon Mustard
2 tsp brown sugar
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/2 to 1 cup of shredded Cheddar cheese

Before going in the oven 

1) Cook macaroni as instructed in the package
2) In the meantime, heat oil in a pan and add minced garlic and minced beef. Cook until minced beef brown. While cooking this, I put carrots and sweet potatoes in the oven to bake, this will be our side dish to be eaten alongside the casserole.
3) Then add the rest of the ingredients except cheese.
4) Stir for 3 minutes until all the flavors from the ingredients incorporated.
5) Add in cooked macaroni and stir until coated.
6) Next, pour the mixture in a oven dish half, sprinkle with cheese, and another half mixture and sprinkle with more cheese on top.
7) Bake in the oven (175 degrees Celcius) for about 15 mins or until the cheese has melted.