Dad's Favorite Casserole

16 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 45 min
Ready In: 1 hr

“This is a great church potluck recipe -- a heavier meal, but good for those cold days after shoveling snow....” - by TRTENNAN

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 (16 ounce) package uncooked wide egg noodles
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 1/2 cups fat free milk
1 cup shredded American cheese

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a large casserole dish.
In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until evenly brown. Drain grease. Mix in garlic, and season with salt and pepper. Stir in spinach, and cook until heated through. Stir in the uncooked egg noodles, and transfer to the prepared casserole dish. Mix in cream of mushroom soup and milk, and sprinkle with cheese.
Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
477 cal
24%

Fat
21.6 g
33%

Carbs
43.7 g
14%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (16)

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NJMOM

Jul. 7, 2005

"After reading all the reviews I made a few changes. First was adding more cloves of garlic. Next I substituted the fat free soup for the regular version. Instead of using the uncooked noodles, I co..." See moreuld them a little less than al-dente and baked it for less time, approx. 20 minutes. I know it's less "cassorole like" that way, but it came out pretty good. I also used fresh cracked pepper instead of regular!"

mariolatry

Oct. 15, 2005

"I'm always wary when a recipe calls for uncooked noodles. This recipe definitely needs pre-cooked noodles or you'll end up with a crunchy layer of dry noodles on the top of your casserole. Very spin..." See moreach-y tasting which can be good or bad, depending on how much you like spinach."