Ground Beef Casserole

l0vetw0c00k's Note:

Ultimate church supper or PTA pot luck dish. Whole family loves this one. Dinner in a dish. Just add a salad and bread.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 453.59 g lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 453.59 g can chopped tomato, undrained
• 2.46 ml salt
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 226.79 g package noodles
• 236.59 ml shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef, onion, bell pepper.
2. Drain excess fat if necessary.
3. Add tomatoes, salt, soup.
4. Allow to simmer while cooking noodles according to package directions.
5. Drain noodles.
6. Add cooked noodles and 1/2 of the cheese to meat mixture.
7. Pour into casserole dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[Bake Em N Take Em]

My husband loved it but I thought it needed more flavor. A lot more flavor. I had even added pepper, chili powder & italian seasoning and garlic. But I like a recipe that spells out all the details for me so I don't have to guess how much to sprinkle in. I used rotel for the peppers cuz I didn't have any (2 cans drained).

[KRL724]

My family and I really liked this dish, but I did make a few changes/additions to the original recipe. I added about a tablespoon each of dried oregano, basil and parsley; I also added a can of mushrooms, all to the meat mixture, before simmering. I also baked it for about half an hour, then pulled it out and sprinkled some french-fried onions and some mozzarella cheese over the top, then returned it to the oven for about another 15 minutes. It was VERY yummy!

[agileangus]

I made a few changes to this recipe after reading the reviews, and it turned out great. I added some oregano, marjoram, garlic powder and black pepper to boost the flavor. I used red and yellow peppers, because that was what I had on hand. I also added some green beans, cut in 1" pieces because I was too lazy to cook a separate vegetable. Great comfort food . . . would also be good with ground chicken or turkey.