Chinese Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. onion, chopped
1 c. celery, sliced
2 Tbsp. cooking oil
2 lb. ground beef
2 cans undiluted mushroom soup
1 can bean sprouts, drained
1 can water chestnuts, drained and sliced
1 1/2 c. Minute rice, uncooked
4 Tbsp. soy sauce
6 or 8 oz. pkg. chow mein noodles

Preparation

Saute onions and celery until tender.
Add ground beef.
When brown add soup, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, rice and soy sauce. Pour into a large casserole and bake, covered, for 30 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Stir casserole.
Bake 30 minutes more, uncovered.
Add noodles to top if desired toward end of baking time.