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Cheesy Beef and Veggie Comfort Casserole #RSC Recipe

Cheesy Beef and Veggie Comfort Casserole #RSC Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 1/2 cups chopped onions
1 1/2 cups raw zucchini
2 garlic cloves, chopped (or minced )
1/2 cup red bell pepper
salt and pepper
1 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp rosemary
1 pinch celery seed
italian seasoning
extra virgin olive oil (enough to cover the bottom of a lg saute pan)
1 1/4 lbs very lean hamburger
1 (12 oz) box rigatoni pasta
1 tbsp light sour cream
1 tbsp light cream cheese
1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
1 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp sun-dried tomato
1 tbsp chili powder, divided
1 tbsp parsley
3 tbsp feta cheese
2 -4 tbsp flour
4 tbsp butter
2 cups milk (i normally just eye ball the roux sauce)
2 cups mozzarella cheese
reynolds wrap foil (i like the heavy duty kind)

Directions:

1. preheat oven to 400d.
2. In a Large saute pan, add enough EVOO to cover bottom of pan.
3. Add onion, rosemary, red bell pepper and zucchini sauteing until most of water is cooked out of the zucchini and onions just start to caramelize,.
4. Then add in garlic, marjoram, celery seed, salt,pepper, & Italian seasoning. saute until garlic and onions are a nice caramel color.
5. Add defrosted brick of beef and brown mixing through veggies until there is no more pink - (if you use very lean beef like we do there will be no fat to drain - if you do however end up with some fat now would be the time to drain the beef).
6. Then add in sour cream, cream cheese, Monterrey jack cheese, and sun dried tomatoes and half of the chili powder mixing well until cheese is melted and everything is mixed through.
7. In a separate sauce pan melt butter and add flour making a roux sauce(making sure the flour is dissolved in the butter before adding milk) adding in milk slowly little bits at a time while whisking and never stopping until milk has been added and there are no more clumps.
8. Then add in 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese mixing well until almost melted then add in parsley.
9. Add in cooked rigatoni mixing well until pasta is coated then add feta cheese and meat mixture mixing well.
10. Place mixture in a Reynolds wrap lined baking dish shiny side up.
11. Sprinkle the top of casserole with left over mozzarella cheese then top and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon left over chili powder and Italian seasoning to taste.
12. Place in oven and let bake until cheese is melted and casserole is bubbly hot.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	264.09 Kcal (1106 kJ)
Calories from fat	125.04 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	13.89g	21%
Cholesterol	59.98mg	20%
Sodium	416.59mg	17%
Potassium	367.74mg	8%
Total Carbs	12.12g	4%
Sugars	4.6g	18%
Dietary Fiber	2.17g	9%
Protein	23.47g	47%
Vitamin C	25.3mg	42%
Vitamin A	0.4mg	14%
Iron	125.2mg	695%
Calcium	421.1mg	42%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	112.47 Kcal (471 kJ)
Calories from fat	53.25 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	5.92g	21%
Cholesterol	25.54mg	20%
Sodium	177.41mg	17%
Potassium	156.61mg	8%
Total Carbs	5.16g	4%
Sugars	1.96g	18%
Dietary Fiber	0.92g	9%
Protein	10g	47%
Vitamin C	10.8mg	42%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	14%
Iron	53.3mg	695%
Calcium	179.3mg	42%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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6

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7

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Good Points

saturated fat free

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