{"id":11891,"date":"2000-01-16T19:57:59","date_gmt":"2000-01-17T02:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11891"},"modified":"2013-11-27T19:58:25","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T02:58:25","slug":"layered-macaroni-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11891","title":{"rendered":"Layered Macaroni Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>1 pound lean ground beef<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1\/2 C. chopped onion<\/p>\n<p>1 garlic clove, minced<\/p>\n<p>1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes<\/p>\n<p>1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp. sugar<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. salt<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. chili powder<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. dried basil<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. dried oregano<\/p>\n<p>1\/8 tsp. pepper<\/p>\n<p>8 oz. uncooked elbow macaroni<\/p>\n<p>2 C. fat-free cottage cheese<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/2 C. shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TOPPING:<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 C. dry bread crumbs<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 C. grated Parmesan cheese<\/p>\n<p>1 T. butter or stick margarine, melted<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a nonstick skillet, cook ground beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and seasonings. bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Meanwhile, cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. Add cottage cheese.\u00c2\u00a0 In a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray, layer 1 C. meat sauce, a third of the macaroni mixture and a third of the cheddar cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over sauce. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees F for 40-45 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yield:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 pound lean ground beef 1\/2 C. chopped onion 1 garlic clove, minced 1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste 2 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. chili powder 1\/2 tsp. dried basil 1\/2 tsp. dried oregano 1\/8 tsp. pepper 8 oz. uncooked elbow macaroni 2 C. fat-free cottage cheese 1 1\/2 C. shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese &nbsp; TOPPING: 1\/4 C. dry bread crumbs 1\/4 C. grated Parmesan cheese 1 T. butter or stick&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11891\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-11891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beef","tag-casserole"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11891"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11892,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11891\/revisions\/11892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}