This Sloppy Joe casserole is a great comfort food recipe that I love to make on a cold winter day. It's always a hit at potluck dinners.
Ingredients
- penne pasta: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
- olive oil: 1 Tbsp
- ground beef: 1 pound
- medium yellow onion: 1 piece (chopped)
- red bell pepper: 1 piece (chopped)
- green bell pepper: 1 piece (chopped)
- paprika: 1 Tbsp
- garlic powder: 2 tsp
- kosher salt: 2 tsp
- (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce: 2 piece
- ketchup: 0.5 cup
- yellow mustard: 2 Tbsp
- Worcestershire sauce: 2 Tbsp
- light brown sugar: 2 Tbsp
- frozen yellow corn kernels: 2 cups
- ½ cups shredded Colby-Jack cheese: 1 piece (divided)
- cooking spray:
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Stages of cooking
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Gather ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add pasta and cook according to package directions for al dente. Drain. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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While pasta cooks, heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high. Add beef and cook, stirring often to crumble, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Stir in onion, bell peppers, paprika, garlic powder, and salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, about 4 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire, and brown sugar; bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove from heat, stir in cooked pasta, corn, and 3/4 cup of the cheese. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray; transfer beef and pasta mixture into the dish. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake in preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted, about 20 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Serve warm and enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
