Chow Mein Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
3 stalks diced celery
2 c. cooked rice
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 can cream of mushroom soup (undiluted)
1 can cream of chicken soup (undiluted)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. slivered almonds (optional)
1 can chow mein noodles

Preparation

Slightly brown the ground beef with the onion.
Add celery which has been partially cooked in very little water and drained. (May want to save some celery water if mixture looks too dry.) Add cooked rice, soy sauce, soups, salt and almonds (optional). Mix well.
Bake 30 minutes in a 350\u00b0 oven in slightly greased baking dish.
The last 15 minutes, sprinkle with chow mein noodles.
Brown as desired.