Country Casserole Easy Meal Recipe 435

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine ground beef, onion, and bell pepper in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender and beef is browned and cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Season mixture with salt and pepper while cooking.
• Meanwhile, fill a 5-quart Dutch oven or other oven-safe pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rapid boil. Cook egg noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain noodles and return to the pot.
• Add diced tomatoes, condensed soup, cottage cheese, sour cream, and Worcestershire sauce to the egg noodles; stir to blend. Stir in ground beef mixture until evenly combined. Taste and adjust seasonings. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the top.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted and golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Stir in the ham, hash browns and carrots if desired. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. , Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes. Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine everything in a large bowl, reserving half of the cheese and half of the onions for topping later. Spoon into 9x13 casserole dish. Bake for twenty five minutes. Top with remaining onions and cheese, bake until cheese is melted, about five minutes more. If freezing I put mine in a 9X12 disposable foil pan, wrapped well. If uncooked frozen: you can refrigerate the night before to thaw or cook from frozen...from frozen: put in oven before preheating your oven, then preheat and cook as directed, adding about 10 to 15 minutes to cook time. If precooked frozen: refrigerate night before then warm in oven to desired temperature, or take from freezer, put in cold oven then cook as directed, but check after about 30 minutes to see if heated through yet.