Baked Chow Suey - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. raw rice
2 c. boiling water
1 lb. ground chuck
1 c. chopped celery with leaves
1 can drained water chestnuts
1 can golden mushroom soup
1 can water
1 c. light sour cream or plain low-fat yogurt
1/3 c. soy sauce
1/2 c. sliced almonds
1 medium chopped onion

Preparation

Place rice in boiling water and set aside.
In separate pan, cook meat, onion and celery until browned.
Drain fat.
Strain rice.
In a 3-quart casserole dish, place rice, meat mixture and all other ingredients, except almonds.
Mix well.
Bake, covered, at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes.
Top with almonds and bake for 15 minutes more.