{"id":2658,"date":"2026-03-25T09:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2658"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:20:32","slug":"classic-ground-beef-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/classic-ground-beef-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Ground Beef Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Classic Ground Beef Casserole<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>500 g (1 lb) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups pasta (elbow macaroni or penne)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sour cream (optional, for creaminess)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the pasta<\/strong><br \/>\nBoil pasta in salted water according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the beef mixture<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.<br \/>\nAdd chopped onion and cook until soft (about 3\u20134 minutes).<br \/>\nAdd garlic and cook for 1 minute.<br \/>\nAdd ground beef and cook until browned.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add sauce and seasoning<\/strong><br \/>\nPour in tomato sauce.<br \/>\nAdd salt, pepper, paprika, and oregano.<br \/>\nLet it simmer for 5\u20137 minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combine everything<\/strong><br \/>\nMix the cooked pasta with the beef sauce.<br \/>\nStir in sour cream if using.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the casserole<\/strong><br \/>\nTransfer mixture into a baking dish.<br \/>\nSprinkle shredded cheese on top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nBake in a preheated oven at 180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F) for 20\u201325 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You can add vegetables like bell peppers, mushrooms, or carrots.<\/li>\n<li>For extra flavor, mix mozzarella with cheddar.<\/li>\n<li>Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving\u2014it helps it set better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classic Ground Beef Casserole Ingredients 500 g (1 lb) ground beef 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2660,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2658\/revisions\/2660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}