Cherokee Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground beef and onions in oil till beef is no longer pink and onions are tender.
• 2. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme, tomato sauce, sugar, soup and rice. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer for 5 min. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• 3. Spoon in to a casserole dish and spread evenly. bake for 25 min. Then remove and cover with sliced deluxe cheese slices return and bake till cheese melts.

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground beef in skillet, i use an electric skillet, Drain well
• 2. Add soup, tomatoes, and green chilies, then add cooked rice. Mix well.
• 3. Continue cooking until heated throughout. Turn heat to low.
• 4. Sprinkle cheese over top. Cover.
• 5. Continue to cook until cheese melts ( 5 minutes ) Makes 6 servings. I cup each.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Brown ground beef and onions in a dutch oven until beef is no longer pink.
• Drain excess fat.
• Add the remaining ingredients, except for the cheese, and mix well.
• Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Place in a 9 x 13 casserole dish and top with the slices of cheese.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until cheese is bubbling and starting to brown.
• **NOTE**-Thisfreezes well (without the cheese, of course) so I usually make mine in 2 8 x 8 disposable pans and put one in the freezer for later.
• Add a small salad and some fruit and you've got an easy meal!
• **Istill think when I read it each time that it is too much garlic powder, but I have tried with less and it really does need that much.
• I also don't know why the sugar is there, but the taste is not the same without it!

Steps:

• Cook rice per normal cooking instructions.
• While rice cooks, brown meat and cook onions until tender.
• Drain excess fat from meat.
• Combine meat and onions in skillet, and add crushed tomatoes, mushroom soup, bay leaf, oregano, garlic powder, cumin, salt, pepper, olives.
• Simmer together in skillet until rice is finished cooking.
• Add rice, and mix all ingredients well.
• Top casserole with cheese until melted.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place ground beef and onions in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until beef is evenly brown. Drain any excess fat.
• Add the soup, rice, tomatoes, garlic powder, thyme, oregano and sugar. Mix well and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Place in a 9x13 inch casserole dish.
• Top with cheese slices and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and browning.