Grandma's Oriental Casserole

Yup, that's right. Two posts in one day. This is a recipe I made a while back and it's just taken me a while to get it on here. I was trying to find the Oriental Casserole recipe that my mother used to make, but instead I stumbled across one of my Grandma's recipes instead. It turned out delicious!

What you'll need:

1 1/2 lb hamburger
1 1/4 cup celery
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can of bean sprouts
1 onion (optional, Ken hates onions, so I skipped the onion and threw in a little onion salt instead)
1 can water chestnuts
1 cup cooked rice
Hard Chow Mien noodles

What you'll need to do:

-Brown hamburger, onion, and celery together in a pan.
-Then add both cans of soup, water chestnuts, soy sauce, and bean sprouts.

-Pour mixture into a casserole dish and cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour, adding a handful or two of hard Chow Mien Noodles for the last 10 minutes.

Serve over white rice and enjoy!

-Misty

Black Bean Soup

Well, it's definitely been a while since I've posted a recipe on here. I swear I've been cooking. Sadly, my first post since summer isn't even something I made. It's something my husband did, but it turned out so yummy, that I thought I'd share it on here. Here you go:

Black Bean Soup

(Serves 4)

What you'll need:
2-15 ounce cans black beans, undrained
1-16 ounce can low sodium vegetable or chicken broth
1/2 cup Salsa
1 tbsp chili powder

What you'll need to do:
-Mash one can of beans with a potato masher.
-Pour both cans into a medium saucepan and add vegetable or chicken broth, salsa, and chili powder.
Bring to a boil.

Top with shredded cheese, sour cream, onion, and/or cilantro. We topped ours with sour cream and cheese (and I added a bit more salsa to give it more of a kick)and then had corn bread on the side.

I have to admit, when Ken told me he was making this, I was a little bit apprehensive, but it turned out great and it's only 216 calories a serving!

Enjoy!
-Misty