Classic Company Casserole Recipes

CLASSIC COMPANY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook noodles in salted water; drain.
• Melt butter or margarine and saute green bell pepper.
• Add meat and cook until meat loses its pink color.
• Drain.
• Add salt, pepper, garlic salt and tomato sauce.
• Simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
• In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, sour cream, onions & noodles.
• Gently mix together.
• Alternate layers of noodles & meat mixture in a 2-qt.
• casserole.
• Top with cheese and bake 30 minutes at 350.

COMPANY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef with the onion until no pink shows; drain. Mix in 1 of the cans of tomato sauce, salt, pepper and cinnamon. Pour into shallow 3 quart casserole baking dish.
• Pour in noodles in an even layer. Top with cottage cheese; sprinkle with onions and Cheddar cheese. Pour on remaining can of tomato sauce.
• Bake in a preheated over for 30 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED COMPANY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute first 6 ingredients til meat is done, breaking up beef.
• Drain grease.
• Add spaghetti sauce and sugar, and simmer over very low heat. *You can also use 2 cans tomato soup instead, that's what my mom used, but I prefer spaghetti sauce.
• Cook noodles. (Undercook slightly.).
• While noodles are cooking, in blender or food processor blend the cream cheese, cottage cheese and sour cream.
• Stir in green peppers and green onions.
• Drain noodles.
• Pour noodles into greased 13x9 baking dish.
• Top with meat mixture.
• Top with cheese mixture.
• *You can make 3 simple layers, or you can divide the noodles and mixtures in half and make 6 layers total before topping with cheeses.
• Top with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
• Sprinkle very lightly with dried parsley if desired.
• Bake in 350º oven for 30-40 minutes.
• *I use a 1 lb. 10 oz. jar Ragu spaghetti sauce, there apparently is a glitch.
• Serve with a tossed salad and garlic bread.

COMPANY CASSEROLE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Cook noodles; drain and set aside. Brown meat; drain. Add tomato sauce to beef; remove from heat. In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, onions and peppers. Butter a casserole dish and spread 1/2 the noodles in the bottom. Cover noodles with 1/2 the cheese mixture, then 1/2 the meat mixture, then 1 more layer of noodles, then cheese mixture and then meat mixture. Pour 2 tablespoons butter over top; press down slightly. Bake at 375° for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minute. If drier casserole is desired, cook 15 minutes longer. ****You can lighten this up a bit by using reduced fat/no fat cream cheese, sour cream & cottage cheese****