Grannys Cherokee Casserole Recipes

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:

• Melt butter in a large skillet. Add celery, onion, and bell pepper; saute' until softened.
• Combine with remaining ingredients, mixing well. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Dump into 13x9" dish. Top with additional cheese, if desired.
• Bake at 350* for 35-45 minutes.

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.