Chili Spaghetti Casserole
Chili Spaghetti Casserole - comfort food at its best! Spaghetti, hamburger, onions, garlic, chili, tomatoes, sour cream, shredded cheese and French fried onions. CRAZY good!!! Ready to eat in under an hour. Great for a potluck and tailgating! Can freezer or later.
There are two camps when it comes to chili. Rice or Spaghetti. Chicken Legs is chili and rice guy. I am a chili and spaghetti girl. I love to have some spaghetti noodles in my chili. SO good!!
I thought why not make a Chili Spaghetti Casserole. I gave it a shot and it turned out great!! I took a shortcut and used a can of Hormel chili as the base to the chili. I added more meat, spices and some sour cream, cheese and those yummy canned fried onions. It was delicious!! I made some quick cornbread sticks and dinner was ready in about 30 minutes.
You can definitely make this casserole ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze for later. I actually like to divide the casserole between two 8x8-inch pans. I bake one and freeze the other one for later. This Chili Spaghetti Casserole is great for watching football! It is also a great potluck dish.
Yield: 10 to 12
Chili Spaghetti Casserole
prep time: 10 MINScook time: 45 MINStotal time: 55 mins
INGREDIENTS:
- 16-oz package vermicelli pasta, uncooked
- 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef or ground turkey
- 2 Tbsp dried minced onion flakes
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 (15-oz) can chili without beans (I used Hormel)
- 1 (14.5-oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (8-oz) container sour cream
- 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 (2.8-oz) can French fried onions
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Cook ground beef in a skillet over medium heat. Drain fat.
- In a large bowl, combine cooked beef, onion flakes, chili powder, garlic powder, chili, diced tomatoes undrained, sour cream, and cooked pasta.
- Transfer mixture to prepared pan. Top with shredded cheddar cheese and French fried onions.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until bubbly.
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