Budget Beef & Mushroom Casserole
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 6
About This Recipe
“This casserole has an oriental flavor and kids love it! If you wish to make this a do ahead recipe just leavethe noodles off until just before you pop it into the oven. Serve over cooked rice or mashed potatoes”
Ingredients
1lblean ground beef
2largeonions, sliced
3garlic cloves, smashed(optional)
1 3/4 cupscelery, sliced in 1/2-inch pieces
8ouncesfresh mushrooms, sliced
8ouncescanned sliced water chestnuts
12ouncesfresh bean sprouts
1 (16ounce) cans diced tomatoes, with juice
2tablespoonscornstarch
2tablespoonssoy sauce
2cupscrisp chow mein noodles
Directions
Heat oven to 350F degrees.
Cook beef until brown & crumbly.
Turn the cooked beef into a 2 1/2 quart casserole.
Pour off any grease from skillet.
Add onions, garlic, celery and mushrooms to the skillet; sauté until cooked but still crisp.
Add veggies to the meat in the casserole then fold in the bean sprouts, water chestnuts and tomatoes with the juice.
In a small bowl, blend the cornstarch with the soy sauce and stir into the mixture.
Top with chow mein noodles.
Bake uncovered 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.
Reviews
“True to form, Bergy’s recipes never disappoint! LOVED this. We DID wait to put the chow mein noodles on top until the last 20-ish minutes, so they were nice & crisp. Great stuff. This is a keeper! Thx, Bergy!”
“Excellent recipe bergy. Highly recommended!”
“This was excellent. The only thing I’d do differently is leave off the noodles till time to eat it.The noodles got soggy when we reheated it. The only thing I did differently was to use finely shredded cabbage instead of sprouts. But it was great this way.”