Beef Noodle Casserole
Several recent studies demonstrate that eating lean red meat (beef, veal and pork) is just as effective in reducing "bad" cholesterol and raising "good" cholesterol as lean white meat (poultry and fish). Source: The Skinny on Beef
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup onions, chopped finely
3 quarts boiling water
2-3/4 cup noodles,enriched, uncooked
One 10-ounce can tomato soup, condensed
1-1/4 cup water
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup bread crumbs
Directions:
- Brown beef and onions in hot skillet; drain.
- Place water in large saucepan; bring to rolling boil. Cook noodles in boiling water for 10 minutes; drain and set aside.
- Combine soup, water, and pepper. Stir into cooked meat. Add cooked noodles to meat mixture. Stir gently to avoid tearing the noodles.
- Spoon beef-noodle mixture into 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle bread crumbs over beef-noodle mixture.
- Bake, uncovered, at 300 degrees about 30 minutes.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
4 Servings, about 2 cups each
Per serving:
- Calories 575
- Total fat 19 grams
- Saturated fat 7 grams
- Cholesterol 147 milligrams
- Sodium 575 milligrams