Toasty Cheese Bake

Submitted by Amy DuRay

"This is basically a baked sandwich. It's easy to prepare ahead of time and pop in the oven an hour before dinner."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 casserole
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 8 slices wheat or 8 slices white bread
• 1⁄2 lb ground venison, buffalo,elk or 1/2 lb beef
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped celery
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded sharp low-fat cheddar cheese
• 2 egg whites, beaten slightly
• 3⁄4 cup skim milk
• 1 dash pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt

directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Toast bread in a toaster.
3. Cook meat, onion, celery, prepared mustard and 1 t.
4. salt until meat is browned and onion tender.
5. Drain.
6. Alternate layers of toast, meat and cheese in a sprayed 9x9" baking pan.
7. Mix remaining ingredients.
8. Pour over layers in pan.
9. Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes.
10. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Reviews

[Lorac]

The ultimate comfort food! The good news is that my package of ground beef was over a pound so I doubled the beef mixture and the cheese - more to eat! I also ignored your healthy low fat ingredients and used full fat cheese, milk and whole eggs. The only thing I really changed was to omit the sugar. I think next time, if I use the extra meat and cheese, I will double the egg milk mixture. The results - a big baked sandwich with a crunchy toast top, a cheesey, savory beef filling and an eggy toast bottom. While it was relatively cool in Phoenix today (below 100°F), I couldn't help thinking, what a perfect dish this would have been back in Mass. on a cold winter night. I can picture sittting in front of the fireplace having my "soul" warmed by your "Toasty Cheese Bake". Thank you Amy, for this wonderfull recipe!

 

[linda.bube]

This recipe is a baked sandwich/casserole that is both delicious and filling. It was always well received by everyone in the family (and we have a big family) The recipe is from the Betty Crocker recipe cards that were popular in the 70s.

 

[blakesle]

Hate to say but this was a bit of a flop for me. There was no creamy eggy toping I expected and i could hardly detect the cheese. It was like ground beef in between two slices of bread. Sorry but not a keeper. Was looking for something much creamier and moist.