These breadsticks are excellent to prepare. They have amazing flavor and are simple to create. If you enjoy Olive Garden®, you will adore these.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 8 ounces pasta
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups chopped celery
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain.
- Meanwhile, cook ground beef in a large skillet until no pink remains. Add onions and celery and cook until they are softened. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in tomato soup, tomato sauce, and water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Combine pasta and meat mixture in a casserole dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with grated Cheddar cheese and continue to cook until cheese is melted, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 553 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 132 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 31 g |
| Saturated Fat | 16 g |
| Sodium | 859 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 33 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I added some garlic to this like my mother in law used to do but this is close to her recipe and I have really been missing her lately. she passed away in August and was buried the day she would have turned 100
I used 1 cup cheddar cheese and 1 cup mozzarella and added some garlic and oregano and left my celery a little firm and replaced can of tomato sauce with can of fire roasted diced tomatoes, it turned out great! Family loves it! And it was very easy to make.
I used spaghetti sauce rather than tomato sauce, added Italian seasoning and garlic. I also layered the cheese. This was a moist and easy recipe. Really good!
To kick this up to the next level add half a cup of Italian salad dressing. Back in the day we also added Campbells tomato soup to the sauce.
Holy smokes – finally found something my stepdaughter will eat as leftovers! This was easy and awesome. I will admit to some changes based on what I had handy but don’t think it changed it to drastically. I had a prepared a family size can of tomato soup with milk and had about 3/4 of that left so subbed it for the condensed tomato soup. I had half a jar of Ragu open so used that instead of the tomato sauce and water. Had partial bags of cheddar, parm and mozzarella cheeses so dumped all of them on top. I used the Dreamfields elbow pasta and probably used a bit more than 8 oz. That said, I prepared and baked according to recipe and it was delicious! Highly recommend especially for a family with eaters who are picky and will eat anything that doesn’t look healthy…
I skip the celery and I use a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup instead of the tomato paste then I add about 6 oz of cheese to the mix with the pasta plus 6 oz on top as in the recipe. It adds even more depth to the flavors and just as easy to make. A keeper.
I made this for my family (inlcuding two pre-school aged boys) and everyone liked it. I didn’t have any celery, so I substituted some sweet red bell pepper for some more ‘veg’. I also added garlic powder to taste and about a tsp of pizza seasoning. I mixed half of the cheese in the casserole so it wouldn’t all be on top. Will definitely make it again as the ingredients are so basic and almost always in my pantry/fridge. Thanks!
I thought the original only average. The second time I made it I cut the celery to 1 cup, added 1 cup green bell pepper, decreased the water to 1/2 cup and added 1/2 cup of ketchup. We happily ate the leftovers the next day.
Johnny Marzetti III Haiku: “Tastes like from ‘a box.’ Retro, no-frills casserole. Needs to be dressed up.” Made it as directed, except using spiral noodles, and well, it’s a step-up from a box of Hamburger Helper, which is nice for when you have these items on hand, but ultimately, it didn’t blow us away.
My daughter liked this a lot. She said it reminded her of lasanya. I left out the onions and celery. We also added sour cream on top. I used rotini noodles. My husband and I thought this was an okay meal. Not sure if I will make again.
Great recipe. My kids wouldn’t eat the celery so instead I used green pepper and it turned out great.
Husband and I liked it pretty well and most of our kids liked it.
This was good. I needed a casserole recipe to finish off some ground beef. I didn’t have tomato sauce, but I used fresh cherry tomatoes which were good. I added some garlic and mustard powder during simmering, which I think gave it a little extra something. Thanks for sharing!
This was delicious! My husband asked me to make more a couple of days later! I added about 2 or 3 tbsp Worchestershire Sauce…which I think makes it perfect! YUM! A keeper for sure!
I left out the tomato sauce, and added another half can of soup. It’s just like my mom made when I was a kid 🙂
Yummy, i omitted the celery and still came out good. I also only used 1/2 C of water. will definiteyl make again. so quick and easy.
I haven’t had this since my mom cooked it when I was a child, and was looking forward to trying it again. I made it for the first time tonight, and thought it was really great. It was pretty inexpensive for the ingredients, and it was very quick and easy to put together. Everyone at my house had 2 servings. Will definitely make this again. It’s a good alternative to lasagne.
easily done with whole wheat pasta and ground turkey. very good!
BLAND!! would not make again
Very easy and simple . I dbl up in the noodles though. But everyone lived it!
Recipe is excellent as is. Certainly not a gourmet item but it is fitting for a family meal that is good and tasty. Great as a leftover too.