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Friendship Casserole Recipe! Great to Share and Freeze For Next Time!

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Friendship Casserole is a huge hit in my house! The kids have loved it every time we have made it!! The second time I did up two larger casserole dishes instead of these three smaller casserole pans pictured and we froze one and cooked one!!!

Friendship casserole is a quick and easy meal the whole family will love! Use ground beef, egg noodles, pasta sauce, and cheese to make this easy dinner!

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Kylie is obsessed with any pasta dish so this is one of our busy weeknight go-to recipes! Plus this is a super cheap dinner, since it makes two casseroles I always have dinner in the freezer to pull out if we didn’t take one somewhere.    We first made this back in 2013 and it still gets made often!

 Friendship Casserole Ingredients:

  • Ground Beef
  • Pasta Sauce 
  • Minced Garlic 
  • Egg Noodles– Any variety of egg noodles will work for this recipe.
  • Butter
  • Minced Onion- You can put n fresh chopped onion or onion powder depending on your taste preference.
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese-You can use fresh parmesan cheese or the Kraft Green Container Parmesan Cheese.
  • Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
 

How To Make Friendship Casserole:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

In a frying pan start to brown your ground beef, or pull out frozen cooked ground beef.  (see my post on tips for this -> here)

Start a pot of water to boil and start to cook the egg noodles. 
 

Strain the ground meat and egg noodles when they are done.  

Place the browned hamburger back into the frying pan and allow the meat to simmer with the pasta sauce and seasonings.   

When your noodles are strained place them back into the pot and mix with butter and the parmesan cheese until the butter has melted. 

Spray your casserole pans with a nonstick spray.

Spread half the sauce mixture over the bottom of both pans, so 1/4 of the sauce is covering the bottom of each of the pans.  I prefer to use pryex casserole pans they clean so much easier. Plus they are perfect for freezing your casseroles in as well for eating later on or passing on to another family.

Divide buttered egg noodles over the sauce mixture of both pans.

Spread the remaining sauce over the noodles in both pans.

Friendship casserole is a quick and easy meal the whole family will love! Be sure to check it out and pin it!! Makes enough to share a casserole or freeze!

Top both of the pans with mozzarella cheese, if freezing skip topping with cheese

If cooking right away covers the pan with foil and place it in the oven to bake for 10 minutes. 

If freezing is sure to allow the casserole to be fully thawed for baking and top it with cheese. 

Friendship casserole is a quick and easy meal the whole family will love! Be sure to check it out and pin it!! Makes enough to share a casserole or freeze!

What To Serve With Friendship Casserole: 

  • Kale Salad
  • Parmesan Garlic Breadsticks
  • Vegetable Stir Fry
  • Cheesy Monkey Bread
  • Garlic Pull-Apart Bread
  • Pull-Apart Cheesy Bread
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Friendship Casserole

Friendship casserole is a quick and easy meal the whole family will love! Be sure to check it out and pin it!! Makes enough to share a casserole or freeze!

Course Dinner, Easy Dinner
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword casserole, cheese, eggnoodle, Pasta
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 15 servings
Calories 388 kcal
Author Jenny

Ingredients

  • 2 Pounds Ground Beef
  • 48 Ounce Pasta Sauce
  • 2-3 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
  • 16 Ounce Egg Noodles
  • 1/2 Cup Butter
  • Minced Onion
  • 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese
  • 12 Ounce Mozzarella Cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

  2. In a frying pan start to brown your ground beef, or pull out frozen cooked ground beef. 

  3. Start a pot of water to boil and start to cook the egg noodles. 

  4.  Strain the ground meat and egg noodles when they are done.  

  5. Place the browned hamburger back into the frying pan and allow the meat to simmer with the pasta sauce and seasonings.   

  6. Put egg noodles in pan removed from heat and mix with butter and parm cheese until the butter is melted.

  7. Spread half the sauce mixture over the bottom of both pans, so 1/4 of the sauce is covering the bottom of each of the pans. 

  8. Divide buttered egg noodles over the sauce mixture of both pans.

  9. Spread the remaining sauce over noodles in both pans. 

  10.  Top both of the pans with mozzarella cheese, if freezing skip topping with cheese 

  11.  If cooking right away cover the pan with foil and place in the oven to bake for 10 minutes. 

  12. If freezing allows the casserole to be fully thawed be for baking and top with cheese.  

Recipe Notes

 

Nutrition Facts
Friendship Casserole
Amount Per Serving (15 g)
Calories 388 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.4g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 9g
Cholesterol 85mg28%
Sodium 1607mg70%
Potassium 558mg16%
Carbohydrates 29g10%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 24g48%
Vitamin A 591IU12%
Vitamin C 6mg7%
Calcium 185mg19%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Thanks to my friend Amber for showing me this recipe from the Newlyweds Blog!

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  1. Debbie says

    February 5, 2013 at 4:52 AM

    Great for a large group! I am always looking for something to make that is tasty and reasonably priced.

    Reply
  2. Crete Schwarz says

    February 15, 2017 at 11:02 AM

    Love this and better the next day

    Reply
  3. Caitlin says

    February 28, 2017 at 4:19 PM

    Thanks for sharing! Looks tasty!

    Reply
  4. Laurie says

    February 28, 2017 at 5:37 PM

    Great dish to share!

    Reply
  5. Sandra Garth says

    March 2, 2017 at 3:23 PM

    This is a great dish to share and it’s easy on the budget!

    Reply
  6. Mother of 3 says

    March 5, 2017 at 2:16 PM

    Sounds yummy and so easy!

    Reply
  7. Sue says

    March 5, 2017 at 11:58 PM

    I love the name of this recipe, Jenny! I’ve pinned and shared.

    Reply
  8. Linda says

    March 7, 2017 at 9:48 AM

    Easy peasy dish for a crowd. Love how you can make it and freeze ahead of time.

    Reply
  9. Melissa Ruddy says

    March 8, 2017 at 11:08 AM

    Love make head meals. Makes my weekday’s sooo much easier. Thanks for sharing it.

    Reply
  10. Rosemarie says

    September 21, 2017 at 3:27 PM

    Could you e-mail me? I don’t understand the reason for the 2 pans. You say to “Put the browned hamburger in a 9X13 pan with the sauce and seasonings. Put egg noodles in pan removed from heat and mix with butter and parm cheese. Spread half the sauce mixture over the bottom of BOTH pans”. Why 2 pans and you already have the meat in one pan and the noodles in another?
    Would love to make this. Thanks!

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    • Annette Vaughn says

      September 21, 2017 at 3:29 PM

      I wasn’t sure either Thanks I hope you get a response too

      Reply
      • Rosemarie says

        September 23, 2017 at 3:35 PM

        No reply!

        Reply
        • Jenny says

          September 23, 2017 at 6:23 PM

          I just updated the post I am sorry the past two days have been crazy and I am just logging into to see comments. I updated the post and the recipe card as well to clarify the pans.

          You can divide this amongst 2 9X 13s

          I also use a larger casserole dish with all of these ingredients as just one casserole.

          Hope that helps!

          Reply
          • Rosemarie says

            September 24, 2017 at 12:22 PM

            Thank you!

  11. Annette Vaughn says

    September 21, 2017 at 3:28 PM

    Does this make 2 9×13 casseroles

    Reply
  12. Arlene Marks says

    January 11, 2022 at 2:26 PM

    I also make this with cooked shredded chicken and cream of chicken and a dan of sour cream. Directions the same. Try it !

    Reply

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