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budget easy, quick pasta chop suey bake

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Recipe by
sherry monfils
@smonfils
worcester, MA

This is a great casserole when you really don't have much for food in the house. It's also a great casserole for a church supper. I recently made this for a couple from church who had been in an accident. They loved the casserole and wanted the recipe. It's that good!

yield 6 -8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For budget easy, quick pasta chop suey bake

  • 12 oz
    elbow macaroni
  • 2 Tbsp
    oil, i used canola
  • 1 c
    chopped celery
  • 1 c
    chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 lb
    lean ground beef or lean ground turkey
  • 2 can
    campbells heart healthy condensed cream of tomato soup
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 c
    shredded cheddar cheese, you can use sharp, extra sharp, etc. to your liking

How To Make budget easy, quick pasta chop suey bake

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350. Spray a 9" x 13" casserole dish lightly w/ cooking spray. Cook pasta as directed, drain, add pasta to a lg bowl.
  • 2
    Heat oil in lg skillet over med-high heat. Add beef or turkey, celery and green bell pepper. Cook, stirring to break up beef. Cook until no longer pink for the beef and almost completely cooked for the turkey.
  • 3
    Using a slotted spoon, ( if using beef,) spoon beef and veggies into bowl with pasta. Stir in both cans of tomato soup, and 1 cup cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon mix into casserole dish and sprinkle w/ remaining cheese. Cover w/ foil very lightly. Bake 20 mins, take foil off and bake another 2-5 mins.
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