"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>I do love flipping through these old cookbooks from the 'Recipes on Parade'
>series, circa the 1960's. In the recent chili thread there was discussion
>of chili-mac and beefaroni-type dishes. I chuckled when I read the
>ingredients in this. (Recipe courtesy of Mrs. June Stoddard, Erie Army
>Depot, Port Clinton, Ohio. Hoo-yeah, you just know this is a Midwest USA
>thing!)
>
> Beef and Noodle Casserole
>
> 2 lb. ground beef
> 1-1/2 large onions, finely cut
> 2 cloves garlic, minced
> 2 tsp. salt
> 1/4 tsp. pepper
> 2 6-oz. cans tomato paste
> 1 7-oz. can barbeque sauce
> 1 No. 2 can tomatoes
> 3 sm. cans mushrooms, sliced
> 1 sm. can ripe olives, sliced
> 2 c. noodles, cooked
> 1/2 c. Parmesan or yellow cheese
> 1 c. Chinese noodles (opt)
> Potato chips, crushed (opt)
>
> Combine beef, onions, garlic, salt & pepper; brown lightly. Add tomato
> paste, barbecue sauce and tomatoes; simmer 20 minutes. Add mushrooms and
> olives to beef mixture. Place alternate layers of noodles and beef
> mixture in a greased casserole. Top with cheese and noodles or chips.
> Bake at 375F 20-25 minutes. Yield: 10 servings
> **********
> First of all, I've never seen a 7 oz. can of "barbecue" sauce. Must be
> for some might small ribs. LOL
>
> I certainly know what Parmesan cheese is but I don't know what "yellow"
> cheese she'd like us to use if we don't have any.
>
> Apparently in this dish anything goes. I'm guessing "Chinese noodles"
> means those crispy things LaChoy sells in a can, aka "chow mein noodles".
> Feel free to use them or crushed potato chips to sprinkle on the top.
> What the heck, go wild and use both. LOL
>
> Darn, I missed my chance to make this on "potato chip/pie" day. 
>
> Jill
Well, I might make a beef and noodle casserole but not quite that. For sure
no BBQ sauce in it. And no olives. Probably wouldn't put the mushrooms
either. Or the cheese. And I dislike those toppings on casseroles.
Especially because if there are leftovers, the toppings get soggy! Although
I might make this with tomato sauce, I would probably be more likely to use
a beef gravy and perhaps some peas. At least it doesn't call for cream of
cack soup!