Oriental Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
2 c. diced celery
1 c. uncooked long grain rice
1 can (10 1/2 oz.) mushroom soup
1 can (10 1/2 oz.) cream of chicken soup
2 c. water
1/4 c. soy sauce
1 can bean sprouts, drained and well washed
1 can water chestnuts, sliced and drained

Preparation

Brown ground beef in skillet.
In a mixing bowl, blend soups, soy sauce and water.
Place celery, onion, bean sprouts and chestnuts in bottom of buttered 9 x 13-inch casserole.
Pour the blended soup mixture over vegetables.
Spread browned meat over top.
Sprinkle rice over meat.
Bake 2 hours and 15 minutes in 325\u00b0 oven with lid on casserole or pan.
Stir with fork once or twice last 15 minutes of baking.