For years, Wicked Chicken has been our top recipe on AllFreeCasseroleRecipes.com. As 2014 came to a close, it was clear that it had again topped the charts. With the success of Wicked Chicken, we wanted to try to replicate the flavors and ease of the original, but in a whole new way. Thus, Wicked Beef was born in our Test Kitchen.
Readers like Wicked Chicken because its three ingredients make it an ideal weeknight meal. Our beefy version combines ground beef, egg noodles, Alfredo sauce, diced tomatoes and chilies, and a couple spices to give it even more flavor. It’s amazing that a few simple ingredients can produce such intense flavors like they do in our Wicked Beef dish. It’s wickedly good and wickedly easy. If you like Wicked Chicken, you’re definitely going to love this ground beef casserole.
Wicked Beef
Ingredients:
- 1 bag egg noodles
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 jar Alfredo sauce
- 1/2 can diced tomatoes and chilies (use more, if desired)
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
- While pasta is cooking, heat a skillet to medium-high heat. Brown ground beef. Add salt and garlic powder. Drain and set aside.
- Drain pasta and place in bottom of 9 x 13 inch baking dish or a Dutch oven. Layer ground beef on top of pasta.
- Empty contents of Alfredo sauce into a mixing bowl. Fold in diced tomatoes and chilies.
- Pour sauce mixture into baking dish and gently mix together until pasta and beef are thoroughly coated with sauce. Stir in red pepper flakes to taste.
- Bake, covered, for 30 minutes.
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What is your favorite spicy recipe?
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is there anything I could use to replace the alfredo sauce, am not overly fond of it.
When trying a new recipe, I do it as the recipe says, after that you can tweak it to your own taste. I think this recipe sounds good, I’m going to give it a try.
You could try using Cheddar, Cream of Mushroom or Cream of Celery soup.
Then try a different recipe. The Alfredo sauce is what makes the recipe Wicked Beef.
I don’t have Red Pepper Flakes with can I use instead of Red Pepper Flakes and want amount?
Hi JD,
The red pepper flakes can easily be left out without changing the recipe too much. You could try a pinch of cayenne instead!
Wat size bag of noodles? This could make a major difference in how the recipe turns out.
Is that an 8-oz bag of noodles? or a 16-oz? or 32-oz? (I usually buy 32 oz, but that would make a BIG casserole.
“Recipe”
I didn’t have potatoes,
so I substituted rice.
Didn’t have paprika,
so I used another spice.
I didn’t have tomato sauce,
so I used tomato paste.
A whole can not a half can –
I don’t believe in waste.
My friend gave me the recipe –
she said you couldn’t beat it.
There must be something wrong with her,
I couldn’t even eat it.
Author: Unknown
Of course it tasted terrible – you did not follow the recipe and made numerous substitutions. With that in mind how can you in judge this recipe when you never followed the recipe. I personally don’t like people who substitute ingredients making a whole different recipe and then coming back and saying it was terrible. YOU CREATED YOUR OWN RECIPE AND IT WAS AWFUL. So try not to be creative and follow the recipe – maybe you will have something that is actually eatable.
Midge, I think that you missed the “Author: Unknown” at the bottom of Liz’s post. It’s a popular joke that is meant to tease people that rate recipes as being horrible, even though they didn’t follow the recipe.
~ C ~
I feel that your friend must be embarrassed by your commentary because she sent you a great recipe and you couldn’t follow the instructions. If i am going to judge a recipe I make sure that I purchase all the necessary ingredients and make it exactly as stated.
Are you an idiot? IT’S A POEM!!! A JOKE!!!
hahahaha!! Apparently she is. Love your response.
LMAO!!!
Yes Yes Yes!
ya do what you got to do to make it work for you.
All I have is Italian style diced tomatoes will that work
Again what size bag of noodles do we use???? An answer would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks
wouldn’t it be easier combing all ingredients with browned meat in large bowl to mix and than put in 9×13 pan? Seems doing it in pan would make a mess
If you want to try a recipe try it don’t complain about it before you give it a try. Also be nice to the one that posted the recipe. There is some people who have feelings you know.
If you want to try a recipe try it don’t complain about it before you give it a try. Also be nice to the one that posted the recipe. There is some people who have feelings you know.
Also would during what size bag of noodles to use
I made this today and we loved it. I used a 12 ounce package of noodles and didn’t put it in the oven. I cooked my noodles, browned the ground beef, added the rest of the ingredients and it was wonderful. I definitely will make this recipe again.
It would be a very forgiving recipe. You could use diced tomatoes and add some seasonings to suit your taste. This would be good without the Alfredo sauce and maybe use a good marinara sauce.
I don’t like tomatoes what could I use instead
A different recipe.
Oh, thank you! HAHAHAHA!
I appreciate all the tips others give who have made the recipes. I’m not good at creating my own ideas to add or take away, so any contributions are of great help to me!! ?
What is my favorite spicy recipe? To be honest with you, I just throw a little sriracha spice or a little hot sauce into many different ground beef/chicken /turkey casseroles just to amp it up. But spicy chili is my favorite.
Recipes are for cooks to read and them make the way you (they) would like or with ingredients on hand.
So subbing other ingredients or omitting one or two is OK No recipe is written in stone.
When I cook I will either open my cupboards-frig and see what is on hand or read a few recipes of something I want to make and then go to my ingredients and make it.
Just enjoy cooking and eating!
I don’t agree with Gayle,
If a recipe is submitted for review by others then it is up to the Cook to submit a recipe that is accurate, at least! Then we can prepare the recipe according to the directions and using the ingredients specified by the Cook.
Once we do that, then, and only then, should we praise or criticize.
IMO, this recipe omits critical measurements. So, note to future home cooks, take your time and include the amounts of the ingredients that you used to prepare your masterpiece. Including such measurements as a “bag” of this, or a half a “can” of that is the mark of a sloppy chef!
Happy cooking, everyone!
How many will this recipe serve?