Crock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole (2024)

Published: Mar 20, 2020 · Updated: Oct 4, 2023 by Tammilee · This post may contain affiliate links

This Crockpot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole Recipe is super easy to make and tastes amazing. The perfect comfort food filled with ground beef hamburger, cheddar cheese, penne pasta, and tomato sauce! This is a crowd-pleaser!

Crock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole

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This Crock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole Recipe is so easy to make and tastes ah-mazing!

Plus it makes a ton so you will have leftovers for lunch the next day or breakfast if you feel like it 🙂

Over 500,000 people have shared this recipe since we first shared it in 2014!

This recipe is one of our favorite easy dinner recipes the entire family loves.

I am a huge fan of anything that I can dump in the slow cooker and walk away for a while.

Now onto today's amazing crockpot recipe........

Slow Cooker Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole

I hope you love this slow cooker pasta and beef casserole recipe! It is such a great comfort food dinner. So dang easy to make!

Life is crazy busy and knowing you can serve a great dinner easily is such a relief. Save time in the kitchen so you can enjoy all of the other fun things you want to do.

Ingredients

Canola oil
Ground beef
Chopped onion
Worcestershire Sauce
Dry mustard
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Tomato sauce
Diced tomatoes in basil, garlic, and oregano
Penne pasta
Cheddar cheese

Equipment needed

Vegetable chopper - This is a huge time saver for chopping veggies.
Measuring cups
Large skillet
Mix n Chop - We use the mix n chop to break up the ground beef and love it.
Crockpot - We suggest using a crockpot that has a digital timer that automatically switches the slow cooker to warm after a set amount of time. This helps make sure your dinner cooks perfectly and you don't have to stress about what time it is going to be done.
Pasta Pot - to cook the pasta in.

We hope you really enjoy this Crock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole! It has been one of our favorite easy slow cooker recipes for years.

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Crock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole

Easy slow cookerCrock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole recipe the entire family will love.

3.82 from 27 votes

Print Rate

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours hours

Total Time: 8 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 515kcal

Author: Tammilee Tips

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
1 pound Ground Beef
½ cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
½ teaspoon Mustard Powder
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Black Pepper
¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
16 oz Tomato Sauce
14. 5 oz Diced Tomatoes in basil garlic and oregano
1 pound penne pasta
2 cups cheddar cheese shredded

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Heat oil in a large skillet and brown beef
Transfer beef to crock pot, stir in onion, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, tomato sauce and diced tomatoes
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours
Cook pasta on stove top according to directions
Stir cooked pasta into beef mixture just before serving
Top with Cheddar cheese

Kitchen Tools

Slow cooker
Saucepan

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Crock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole

Amount Per Serving

Calories 515Calories from Fat 216

% Daily Value*

Fat 24g37%

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Wanda Goff
January 16, 2023 at 4:02 pm
My family loved this recipe. I altered the recipe a little as I browned the hamburger with a tablespoon of garlic salt. Also about an hour before serving I boiled the pasta Al dente about 12 minutes then added to the other ingredients. Added the cheese the last 20 minutes, then served my family. This is definitely a do-over in my house!
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Karen McLean
February 26, 2021 at 6:41 pm

Exactly what the taste buds wanted....added diced green peppers as well...and of course....extra cheese...PERFECT
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Colleen Lanin
April 17, 2020 at 10:30 pm
Looks so delicious! I need to make this soooon!
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Ellyn
April 06, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Super easy super good. I also cook on Stove top and I’m using mozzarellas cheese
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sheryl
April 04, 2019 at 10:25 am
why do you make your recipes so freaking hard to print? It’s nuts! Makes me just look for a copy cat recipe somewhere else.
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- Tammilee
  April 10, 2019 at 6:16 am
  Hi, Can you tell me what troubles you are having with printing? You should be able to press the print button and have it load in a new page to print.
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Jessica
February 09, 2019 at 9:26 am
Rather than cooking in a Crock-Pot, I cooked onions and browned meat in a skillet. Drained the fat, put meat and onions back into the skillet, added the rest of ingredients (minus pasta) and simmered for about 30 minutes. Added pasta and cheese. Stirred and served one delicious meal.
I can't see cooking cooked meat for 8 hours in a Crock-Pot.
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- Monika
  April 10, 2020 at 4:59 pm
  
  Thank you for the tip! I was wondering too about waiting for a recipe like this in the Crock-Pot, I may try another time just to see how that turns out, but this was quick and easy. It turned out good, I would make again, thank you to the original poster of the recipe as well!!
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Sharon
November 10, 2017 at 6:40 pm
Can the sauce be frozen, without the pasta of course.
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November 05, 2017 at 8:06 am
luv pastas ..added one jar Emerils kicked up tomato spaghetti sauce one can tomato sauce one large can chopped tomatoes plus teaspoon Italian seasoning and Basil added to the rest of your receipe..yep awesome
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shari
October 30, 2017 at 12:28 pm
what can I use if I don't any dry mustard
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Heather
March 15, 2017 at 9:27 am
How many servings?
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Maria
December 24, 2016 at 3:42 pm
A hearty recipe, Tammilee! My family, friends and I really enjoyed it at last night's dinner party. It's a lovely meal to enjoy on a cold winter night. I just replaced the tomato sauce with tomato paste as I like my Penne pasta meals to be covered in thick sauce.
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- Tammilee
  January 01, 2017 at 11:53 am
  Maria, I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe! I love the change to tomato paste for it to be a thicker sauce.
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Melia
September 18, 2016 at 3:23 pm
Cooked this following the recipe. I'm glad that I slowly stirred the noodles in, because one pound of noodles would have been too much. Next time I will double the meat mixture.
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Shannon
August 06, 2016 at 4:16 pm
This doesn't really sound like a crock pot recipe. Why not just cook everything in the skillet?
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- Misty Page
  April 17, 2017 at 2:18 pm
  Did you ever try it this way?
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- Jay Bar
  December 12, 2018 at 5:21 pm
  
  I simmered it for 30 minutes and then mixed in the pasta. My family loved it and said I should make it more often!
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Misty Gregg
July 20, 2016 at 7:00 am
Could you not cook the pasta with the beef mixture?
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- Shelby
  September 10, 2016 at 4:10 pm
  That is what I am going to try. Uncooked pasta first then the meat sauce on the top with a little cheese. Will add a bit of water for pasta absorption.
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Sarah
April 28, 2015 at 2:24 pm

Thank you so much for this recipe! I made it tonight and it was delicious. Would definitely double the recipe to allow for more leftovers 🙂
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- Tammilee
  April 30, 2015 at 12:23 am
  Sarah, I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe!
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Stacey
February 17, 2015 at 6:49 am
Are you supposed to drain the grease from the meat before adding it in the crockpot?
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- Tammilee
  February 17, 2015 at 7:55 am
  Yes, drain the grease and just add the browned hamburger to the crock pot.
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KathyRo
May 23, 2014 at 8:43 am
Sounds delicious.
Does it require the full 8 hours? Or would 4 suffice?
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- Tammilee
  May 23, 2014 at 10:57 am
  You may be able to do it at 4 hours. I would change the temperature and check it to make sure it doesn't burn.
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Molly
May 14, 2014 at 6:56 pm

Found this on Pinterest. It was very tasty. I made mine on the stove top and simmered it for about 2 hours. I ended up adding water when it got too thick and simmered it more. My 4 year old gobbled it up! Thanks for the recipe.
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May 11, 2014 at 5:46 pm

I tried this at home except Canola oil, used other oil. It came pretty well thanks for sharing.
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brownbearfox
April 02, 2014 at 9:13 pm
I would love to be able to print your recipes without all of the delicious pictures. They use up too much ink.
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- Tammilee
  April 06, 2014 at 5:59 pm
  Hi,
  There should be a recipe card at the bottom of each post that lets you print the recipe without all of the photos. Please let me know if this is not showing for you.
  Tammilee
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  - Amy Jones
    April 22, 2014 at 9:20 pm
    How many cans of the diced tomatoes should you put in? I used one. Mine burnt . What I was able to save tasted good. I figured not enought liquid. So how many cans? Thanks
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    - rachel d
      May 06, 2014 at 2:41 pm
      
      It calls for one 14 1/2 oz. can. Crock pots all cook different - some cook hot and fast and some not so much. I have four and they all cook differently. You may need to add a little water or decrease cook time. Since everything is already cooked there is no reason for 8 hours. Be sure to cook on low setting also. Hope this helps!
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- Jessica
  February 16, 2015 at 11:07 am
  You can copy and paste just the text onto any word type program(even an email) and just print without pictures!!! 🙂
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Lennea Thomas
February 26, 2014 at 11:05 am
This is an easy skillet meal. Why would you need 8 hours in a crock pot when the meat is already cooked and the pasta has to be cooked later and then added?
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Lena
January 09, 2014 at 7:36 am
That is just something I wouldn't be able to pass - gimme the plate
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Sophia
January 08, 2014 at 9:57 am

This sounds amazing, like sooooo darn delish! YUMMMM! For me, I would lighten it up a but with lean ground beef and spaghetti squash! Great work!
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Erinn S
January 08, 2014 at 9:54 am

I am always collecting crock pot recipes! Thanks for sharing this with me from SU!
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Crock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole (2024)

Crock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole

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Crock Pot Cheesy Pasta and Beef Casserole

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