Creamy Baked Beefaroni Light Recipes

BEEFARONI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Crumble the ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until evenly browned. Drain.
• While the ground beef is cooking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain, and stir in butter. Transfer to a large casserole dish, and mix in the ground beef, tomato sauce, and Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper over the top.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until heated through and bubbly.

CREAMY BAKED BEEFARONI (LIGHT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F Spray a 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large pot of boiling water, cook penne for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender but firm. Drain.
• To make meat sauce: In a nonstick saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onions and garlic for 4 minutes or until softened. Stir in beef; cook, stirring to break up meat, for 4 minutes, or until no longer pink. Stir in tomato sauce and stock. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until thickened. Set aside.
• To make cheese sauce: In a nonstick saucepan, whisk together flour, milk, and stock until flour dissolves. Place over medium heat; simmer until mixture begins to boil. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until thickened. Stir in Cheddar. Remove from heat. Stir cheese sauce into meat sauce.
• Toss pasta with sauce. Pour into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Bake in centre of oven for 10 minutes or until bubbly.