Chinese Hotdish Recipes

CHINESE HOT DISH

Steps:

• Brown together the ground beef, onions, and celery.
• Combine all ingredients, place in casserole, cover and bake 2 hours at 325 degrees.

CHINESE HOTDISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, onions, and celery. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in cream soups, water, instant rice, water chestnuts, soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Add bean sprouts and stir. Sprinkle on enough chow mein noodles to cover the top of the dish and continue baking until heated through, about 30 minutes more.

BUSY DAY HOTDISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish.
• Heat a medium Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter, and once it melts, add the beef and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bell pepper and scallions (saving a handful of the greens for garnish) and cook until the vegetables begin to wilt, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the paprika and several grinds of pepper, then stir to coat the beef in the spices. Stir in the corn.
• Sprinkle the flour over the beef and stir to incorporate. Cook and stir until the flour begins to toast, about 2 minutes. Add the broth and cream gradually while stirring. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce thickens, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the parsley, mustard, dill and thyme. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Arrange the curly fries in a tight layer over the top. Sprinkle with the cheese. Bake until the cheese and fries are crispy and the sauce is bubbly, about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with the reserved scallion greens and serve hot.

CHINESE HAMBURGER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown meat in skillet.
• Add remaining ingredients except noodles.
• Stir well and pour into a 2 quart casserole.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake another 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle noodles over top and return to oven and bake an additional 15 minutes.
• Serves 8.