Baked Beefaroni
This baked beefaroni will bring out your inner child. With only 5 ingredients, making this dish will be as simple as it is delicious.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound extra-lean ground beef (96% lean, 4% fat)
- 1 small onion, diced, about 1/2 cup
- 1 box (7 ounces) whole-wheat elbow macaroni
- 1 jar (15 ounces) reduced-sodium low-sodium or no salt added spaghetti sauce
- 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (low-sodium if possible)
Preparation
- Serves 6
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Lightly coat a baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a nonstick frying pan, cook ground beef and onion until the meat is browned and the onion is translucent. Drain well.
- Fill a large pot 3/4 full with water and bring to a boil.
- Add the pasta and cook until al dente (tender), 10 to 12 minutes, or according to the package directions.
- Drain the pasta thoroughly.
- Add the cooked pasta and spaghetti sauce to the meat and onions.
- Stir to mix evenly.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake until bubbly, about 25 to 35 minutes.
- Divide the macaroni among individual plates.
- Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese.
- Serve immediately.
Nutritional Value
- Serving size is about 1 cup.
- 33g carbohydrates
- 1 meat
- 2 non-starchy veggies
- 2 starches
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