Spanish Noodle Casserole Recipes

SPANISH NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9- x 13-inch baking pan or 3 quart casseiole.
• Cook the noodles according to package directions in boiling salted water. Drain and reserve.
• Brown meat and onion in a skillet until meat loses pink color and onions are tender. Salt to taste and add red chilli powder. Reserve.
• While meat is cooking, mix tomatoes and chilies in a blender and set aside.
• Mix noodles, meat mixture and tomato mixture together in a large bowl with the corn and half the grated cheese. Mix well and spoon into a greased 3-quart casserole. Or you can mix the ingredients right in the casserole. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbly, approximately 45 minutes.

SPANISH NOODLES AND GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with green pepper and onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes. Stir in all remaining ingredients except bacon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until noodles are tender, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Top with bacon.

SPANISH NOODLE SUPPER

Steps:

• 1. Cut the bacon into 1" pieces, and fry in a dutch oven, over medium heat, until crisp. Remove bacon pieces from the skillet and set aside.
• 2. While the bacon is crisping, chop the onion. Cook onion in bacon drippings until softened and yellow.
• 3. Add ground beef to the pot, breaking it up with your spoon. Cook until there's no more pink in the meat.
• 4. While the meat is cooking stir in the beef base. Then add the oregano, salt, and pepper.
• 5. Stir in the tomato sauce and the stewed tomatoes, breaking up the chunks in your hand as they go into the pot.
• 6. Stir in the water. Heat to bubbling, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 10-15 minutes.
• 7. Distribute the noodles evenly over the top of the meat mixture in the pot. Increase heat to med-low. Cover, and simmer another 10-12 minutes until the noodles are done, stirring occasionally. (Add a little more water if necessary.)
• 8. Just before serving, stir in half of the cheese, then the bacon pieces. Garnish each serving with a tablespoon or two of the remaining cheese.
• 9. NOTES: If you like, chopped green pepper may be cooked with the onion, but we're not fans, so I don't. You may use a can of beef broth in place of the water and beef base, if you prefer. *This recipe is easily made gluten free by substituting gluten-free pasta for the egg noodles. I ONLY use Tinkyada brand, and I think the brown rice fusilli works best in this recipe.

SPANISH RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• In a large skillet, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat; drain the fat, and transfer beef to a large pot over medium low heat.
• Stir in onion, garlic green pepper, tomatoes, water, rice, chili sauce, salt, pepper, brown sugar, cumin and Worcestershire sauce.
• Let simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, then transfer to a 2-quart casserole dish; press mixture down firmly.
• Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Garnish with fresh cilantro if desired.