Mock Chinese Soup Recipes

MOCK CHOW MEIN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350*. In a large skillet brown your hamburger; drain off any excess grease. Add the celery and onion to the pan and sauté until tender crisp.
• 2. Add the Cream of Mushroom and Celery soups and stir to blend. Then add the 2 tbsp soy sauce, or to taste, cooked rice and stir again to blend.
• 3. Grease a 9x13 cake pan and add the mixture. At this time, if you wish, you can cover the top with crispy Chinese noodles, which are found in a bag in the Chinese section at your local grocery store.
• 4. Place on the middle rack and bake for 30-35 minutes or until brown and bubbling around the edges. You can serve with extra crispy Chinese noodles if desired.

CHOW MEIN NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet over medium high heat, saute the ground beef for 5 minutes. Add the onion and celery and saute for 5 more minutes.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the almonds, rice, soup, water and soy sauce. Mix together well and add to the beef mixture. Place this into a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with chow mein noodles.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes.

MOCK CHOW MEIN HOT DISH

Steps:

• Cook ground beef until brown.
• Add onion and celery, cook until almost tender.
• Add remaining ingredients except chow mein noodles.
• Put into a two quart casserole dish.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for one hour and fifteen minutes.
• Uncover and layer with chow mein noodles.
• Return to oven, uncovered and bake until noodles are brown, about 15 minutes.