Category: Recipes: Casserole

I like looking for new recipes for ground beef. I find it interesting though that all the recipes I find never talk about doing any kind of seasoning of the beef. So of course I doctor things up a bit … because I can.

This was a pretty good recipe, but I added minced garlic when I was browning the beef up, along with a few other seasonings that I generally use every time – salt, pepper, meat magic, etc.

Ingredients:

• 1-1/4 pound Ground beef
• 1 can 15-ounces Tomato Sauce
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• 8 ounces, weight Egg Noodles
• 1/2 cup Sour Cream
• 1-1/4 cup Small Curd Cottage Cheese
• 1/2 cup Sliced Green Onions
• 1 cup Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown ground beef in a large skillet. Drain fat, then add tomato sauce. Stir, then simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.

Cook egg noodles until al dente. Drain and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Add to noodles and stir. Add green onions and stir.

To assemble, add half of the noodles to a baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture, then sprinkle on half the grated cheddar. Repeat with noodles, meat, then a final layer of cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, or until all cheese is melted.

I can’t believe I haven’t put this recipe up yet! This is another one from my ex mother-in-law that the ex-hubby loved. I love it too, as it is pretty easy to put together and is so versatile!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 10 3/4 ounces cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (32 ounce) bag tater tots
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cheddar cheese soup
• 1 chopped onion

Preheat over to 350. Saute onions, then add beef to brown. I seasoned the beef a bit with garlic, salt, and pepper but it isn’t necessary if you don’t want to.

Drain and put in casserole dish (I use a 13×9). Put mushroom soup over beef mixture. Layer the tater tots on top. Cover with the cheese soup.  Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

There is so much you can add to this. Fresh mushrooms, bacon, chicken instead of beef, vegetarian beef crumbles (I did this for a friend and you can’t tell it’s not beef!), green onions, and any number of things! Use your imagination.