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Burger Chili & Chips
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Link to the Shortcuts is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Casserole (1½ quart)
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground beef, or pork, (1 lb)
- ½ cup onion, diced
- ¼ cup celery, diced
- salt and pepper, as desired
- 1 can chili, with beans, (15 oz / 425 g / 2 cups), Shortcuts
- 1½ cup corn chips, divided
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded, (8 oz / 226 g)
Instructions
- In a large non stick pan, brown the meat until no more pink is visible.
- Add the onion and celery and cook until they are tender, season with salt and pepper as desired. Pour off excess fat.
- Mix in the chili.
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), grease a 1½ quart casserole with butter.
- Place ⅓ of the corn chips on the bottom of the casserole.
- Add ½ the chili mixture, and ½ the cheese, and add another ⅓ of the corn chips.
- Add the rest of the chili mixture, the rest of the cheese, and the last of the corn chips.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until hot.
- Serve with sides of your choice, enjoy.
Notes
Low cost if using ground pork and the shortcut for the chili or your own chili creation.
Shortcuts: Basic Chili I, Basic Chili II, Pinto Bean Chili.
Variant: 1. If using homemade chili, use 2 cups in place of the 1 can.
Updated on 12 July 2021.
Burger Noodle Bake
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Pan (7x11 inch)
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground beef, (1 lb)
- 250 grams ground pork, (½ lb)
- ⅔ cup onion, finely diced
- 2 cans condensed tomato soup, (10½ oz / 298 g each), Shortcut
- 85 grams cream cheese, diced, (3 oz)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 250 grams dry wide egg noodles, (8 oz)
- ½ cup corn flakes, crushed
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Instructions
- Using a large non stick pan, brown the beef and pork together, breaking up the meat as it cooks. Cook until there is no pink visible. Pour off the fat.
- Add onion and cook until tender.
- Add the soup, cream cheese, sugar, and seasonings. Mix together and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cook the egg noodles in a pot of boiling salted water until just tender. Drain.
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a 7x11 inch baking pan.
- Add noodles to the pan and mix together.
- Pour mixture into the baking pan and spread out evenly.
- Mix together the corn flak crumbs and melted butter, sprinkle on top of casserole.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until hot.
- Serve with sides of your choice, enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving based on the number of servings.
Shortcut: Condensed Tomato Soup.
Salmagundi Bake
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Casserole (2 quart)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup dry Jasmine rice, rinsed
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- dash black pepper
- 2 cans tomato sauce, (8 oz / 225 g each), Shortcut
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 cup onion, diced
- ½ cup green bell pepper, diced
- 500 grams ground beef, (1 lb)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 can whole kernel corn, drained, (15 oz / 425 g)
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 4 slices bacon
For Topping
- tomato slices
- green bell pepper, sliced into rings
- 4 slices bacon, cooked crispy, drained, crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a 2 quart casserole.
- To the casserole, add rinsed rice to the bottom and spread out evenly. Sprinkle with the 1½ teaspoons of salt and dash of pepper.
- Pour over 1 can of tomato sauce and the hot water.
- Add the onion in a layer then the bell pepper in a layer.
- Add the ground beef, crumbled, in a layer and sprinkle with the 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Top the ground beef with the corn, also making a layer.
- Mix the chili powder into the remaining can of tomato sauce, than pour that over the corn. Top with the bacon slices.
- Cover and bake for 1 hour.
- Remove cover and bake for another 15 minutes or until the rice is tender and cooked.
- Garnish with tomato slices, bell pepper rings and crumbled crispy bacon.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcut: Tomato Sauce.
Hamburger Biscuit Bake
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Pie Dish (8 inch)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons dried minced onion, divided
- ⅔ cup milk
- 2 cups biscuit mix, Shortcut
- 500 grams ground beef, or pork, (1 lb)
- 1 cup sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup mayo
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
Vegetable Sauce
- 1 can condensed cream of celery soup, Shortcut
- ⅓ cup milk
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Soak 1 tablespoon of dried minced onion in the milk. Prepare the biscuit mix according to package instructions for rolled biscuits, using the onion milk mixture for the liquid called for.
- Roll into two 8 inch circles, about ¼ inch thick.
- Press one circle into the bottom of a greased 8 inch pie dish.
- In a large non stick pan, brown the beef or pork until no pink is visible. Pour off excess fat.
- Stir in 1 tablespoon dried minced onion, then stir in the cheese, mayo, and parsley.
- Preheat your oven to 190° C (375° F)
- Pour mixture into the pie dish and spread out evenly.
- Roll out second circle to fit the top of the pie dish, and place on top of the meat mixture.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Drizzle melted butter over the top of casserole, sprinkle with the 1 teaspoon of dried minced onion. Bake for another 2 minutes or until the onion is toasty.
- Mix together the Vegetable Sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan and place on medium heat until hot, stirring often. Pour into a bowl for serving.
- Cut the casserole into wedges, serve, and top with the Vegetable Sauce. Enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Biscuit Mix, Condensed Cream of Celery Soup.
Hamburger Pielets
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Individual Baking Dishes
Ingredients
- 1 kilo ground beef, or pork, (2 lb)
- 2 cups onion, diced
- 1½ cups celery, sliced at an angle
- ⅔ cup green bell pepper, diced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cans condensed tomato soup, (10½ oz / 298 g each), Shortcut
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- French fried onions, Shortcut
Instructions
- Heat a large non stick pan and cook the beef or pork, onion, celery, and bell pepper. Cook until meat is browned and no pink is visible, drain excess fat.
- Add the chili powder, salt, pepper, soup, and garlic. Stir together. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 220° C (425° F), get out 6-7 individual baking dishes, like ramekins or similar.
- Spoon beef mixture into individual baking dishes.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Sprinkle some French fried onions on each dish, bake for another 1-2 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Low cost if using ground pork, beef would be low cost depending on where it is sourced.
Shortcuts: Condensed Tomato Soup, French Fried Onions.
Hamburger Pie
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Casserole (1½ quart)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 500 grams ground beef, or pork, (1 lb)
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- dash black pepper
- 250 grams fresh green beans, cooked, drained, Shortcut
- 1 can condensed tomato soup, (10½ oz / 298 g), Shortcut
- Potato Fluff Topper, Link in Notes
- ½ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a 1½ quart casserole and lightly grease with butter.
- Heat the butter in a large non stick pan on medium heat, when hot, cook the onion until tender.
- Add the ground beef or pork, break it up with your spatula, season with the salt and pepper, cook until no longer pink. Drain excess fat.
- Stir in the soup and beans.
- Pour mixture into prepared casserole.
- Top with Potato Fluff Topper in mounds, sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve with sides of your choice, enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving especially if using ground pork.
Additional recipe: Potato Fluff Topper.
Shortcuts: Fresh Long Beans (Pressure Cooker), Condensed Tomato Soup.
Perfect Tuna Casserole
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. I made this on 14 May 2022, easy to put together, and delicious. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Casserole (1 quart)
Ingredients
- 1 can Soup Option, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 can tuna in oil, drained, flaked, (about 7 oz / 185 g)
- 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped, Shortcut
- 1 cup Vegetable Option, cooked, drained
- Topper Option
OPTIONS
Soup - Use 1 Item
- condensed cream of mushroom soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of onion soup
- condensed cream of shrimp soup
- condensed New England clam chowder
Vegetable - Use 1 Item
- peas
- cut green beans
- cut broccoli
- whole kernel corn
Topper - Use 1 Item
- ½ cup potato chips, coarsely crumbled
- 3 slices American cheese, cut into slivers or ½ cup shredded cheese
- ¼ cup toasted slivered almonds
- 1 medium tomato, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a 1 quart casserole.
- To the casserole, add the Soup Option and milk, stir until well mixed. I used cream of mushroom.
- Stir in the tuna, eggs, and Vegetable Option. I used whole kernel corn.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until hot.
- Stir casserole, top with Topper Option, bake 5 more minutes. I used shredded cheese.
- Serve with sides of your choice, enjoy. I served this with Seasoned Rice II.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Hard Boiled Chicken Eggs, Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup.
Fish Vegetable Bake
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Pan (9x9 inch)
Ingredients
- 1 package Vegetable Option, thawed, well drained, (10 oz / 283 g)
- 750 grams Fish Option, steaks, 4 preferred, (1½ lb)
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced, separated into rings
- 1 can Soup Option, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Seasoning Option
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 medium tomato, sliced
OPTIONS
Vegetable - Use 1 Item
- spinach, chopped
- broccoli, chopped
- cut asparagus
Fish - Use 1 Item
- haddock
- halibut
- salmon
Soup - Use 1 Item
- condensed Cheddar cheese soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of mushroom soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of shrimp soup
Seasoning - Use 1 Item
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a 9x9 inch baking dish. Add add the Vegetable Option to the pan and spread out evenly.
- Place the Fish Option steaks on top of the vegetable, 4 steaks would be preferred to fit evenly.
- Top the fish with the onion slices.
- In a small bowl, mix together the Soup Option, lemon juice, Seasoning Option, and black pepper.
- Spoon soup mixture over the onion.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Top with the tomato slices, bake for another 5 minutes.
- Slice into 4 portions, serve with your favorite sides, enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving. This would work great using just common white fish as well.
Shortcuts: Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup, Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup.
