How to Prepare Delicious Beef, Cheese, and Noodle Bake

Beef, Cheese, and Noodle Bake.

You can cook Beef, Cheese, and Noodle Bake using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Beef, Cheese, and Noodle Bake

1. You need 1 packages of (8-ounce) small elbow macaroni.
2. It's 1 cup of chopped onion.
3. Prepare 1 cup of shredded carrot.
4. You need 2 tsp of minced garlic.
5. Prepare 1 lb of lean ground sirloin.
6. You need 1 cup of tomato sauce.
7. You need 1 tsp of kosher salt, divided.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
9. Prepare 1 cup of milk.
10. It's 2 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
11. You need 1 1/2 cup of (6 ounces) sharp cheddar cheese.
12. It's 1/4 tsp of nutmeg.

Beef, Cheese, and Noodle Bake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°..
2. Cook pasta according to the package directions; drain. Lightly coat pasta with cooking spray..
3. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and carrot, and sauté 4 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add ground beef; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Add tomato sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes or until most of liquid evaporates..
4. Add pasta to beef mixture in pan, stirring to combine. Spoon pasta mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray..
5. Place milk, flour, nutmeg, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan; stir with a whisk until blended. Cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly with a whisk. Add 1 cup cheese, stirring until smooth. Pour cheese mixture over pasta mixture; stir. Top evenly with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before serving..