North Dakota Casserole–seasoned ground beef with macaroni, tomatoes and corn. Lots of flavor and not a lot of work. Make it in your Instant Pot or on the stove.
North Dakota Casserole
North Dakota Casserole (or Hotdish) is a good old fashioned comfort food that can be made with basic ingredients you probably already have on hand. According to the original author of this recipe, “They actually call this ‘Funeral Hotdish’ in North Dakota since it can easily be made in large quantities. Please pardon the title change but I thought folks outside the know would prefer to serve ‘North Dakota Hotdish’ over something with ‘funeral’ in the title…it actually gets better after a few days in the fridge so it makes for a great make ahead.”
I changed up the recipe, just a tad, and made it in my Instant Pot instead. It turned out so well. For something so simple and basic it really was delicious and all of my family ate a couple portions each.
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Lean ground beef–I used 93/7. You can also use ground turkey.
- Minced dried onion
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Garlic powder
- Worcestershire sauce
- Beef broth–or water and Better than Bouillon beef base
- Macaroni–or another short cut pasta
- Diced tomatoes–or crushed tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, fire roasted tomatoes
- Frozen white sweet corn–or canned corn
- Campbell’s tomato soup
Steps
Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the beef and break it up. Add in the onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Brown for about 5 minutes.
Pour in the Worcestershire sauce and broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
Sprinkle in the macaroni. Dump the tomatoes, corn and tomato soup on top. Don’t stir.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
Stir. Scoop onto plates and serve.
Notes/Tips
- Serve with a green salad, a caesar salad, roasted vegetables, garlic bread or breadsticks.
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Don’t want to use condensed tomato soup? You can make your own.
- If you use another type of pasta you may need to adjust the cooking time. Here is the formula: look at the back of the box of pasta and see how many minutes it says to boil the pasta. If it’s 10 minutes you divide that number by 2 (=5) and then subtract 2 minutes. So you would pressure cook for 3 minutes.
- Try adding in some spinach or kale for more nutrition.
- Try adding in a half cup of your favorite shredded cheese.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with macaroni are Cheapskate Soup and Home Alone Mac.
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North Dakota Casserole
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Seasoned ground beef with macaroni, tomatoes and corn. Lots of flavor and not a lot of work. Make it in your Instant Pot or on the stove.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 Tbsp minced dried onion
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups beef broth
- 8 ounces uncooked macaroni
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup frozen white sweet corn
- 1 (10.75 oz) can Campbell’s tomato soup
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the beef and break it up. Add in the onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Brown for about 5 minutes.
- Pour in the broth and Worcestershire sauce and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Sprinkle in the macaroni. Dump the tomatoes, corn and tomato soup on top. Don’t stir.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Stir. Scoop onto plates and serve.
Stove Top Instructions:
- Heat a large pan over medium high heat. Add in the beef and break it up. Add in the onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Brown for about 5 minutes.
- Pour in 2 ½ cups of broth. Stir in the macaroni, tomatoes, corn and tomato soup.
- Cover the pan and simmer the dish for about 15-20 minutes, until until pasta is cooked through.
- Stir. Scoop onto plates and serve.
- Category: Beef
- Method: Instant Pot
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It was tasty. I used the tomato soup substitute you linked to and it worked out well. I used stewed tomatoes and topped the pot with Swiss Chard from the garden. Each serving was topped with a bit of sharp cheddar.
The swiss chard sounds great!
I am from northwest Minnesota about 90 miles north of Fargo, North Dakota. My recipe from my grandmother is a little different and no corn. It is named Funeral Hotdish. We Scandinavians don’t make casseroles. Another example is Tator Tot Hotdish. I am 65 and not one of my recipes from my mother or grandmother says casserole. Mine is made with Campbell’s tomato soup and Campbell’s vegetable beef and barley soup. I am on the Paleo diet now for almost a year and have been rewriting recipes. Thank you for mentioning the original name.
in the recipe say 2 cups of beef broth , but the directions says 2 1/2 cups. was wondering why more broth
Delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipes!
You’re welcome Lisa!
Campbell soup has wheat flour and sugar. Is there something else I could substitute for the soup.
Thank you!
I would use a recipe like this one: https://reallifedinner.com/make-condensed-tomato-soup-substitute/
Hi, Karen! This looks very tasty! One question, though: is there supposed to be Worcestershire sauce? It’s listed in ingredients but not mentioned in instructions. Thanks!
oops! I just corrected the recipe. you need to add it in when you add in the broth.
Thanks, Karen. I appreciate you!
I dont see it as corrected. Thanks
fast, easy, and delicious
Thanks for the nice review Thomas!