KUNG FU - Chinese Casserole

Chinese Casserole (KUNG FU)

This recipe is one of our family favorites clear back from when I was at home in the 70's! At the time "Kung Fu" was a popular show and we watched it every week. So whenever we were hungry for this casserole we would ask our mom to make us "the Kung Fu casserole!" The name just stuck!


INGREDIENTS
4 cups water
1 envelope Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup
½ cup rice
½ cup salad macaroni
½ cup diced onion
1 cup diced celery
½ cup diced green pepper
3 tbsp butter
½ lb hamburger Or ( 1 lb Sausage and no hamburger which is what we prefer.)
½ lb sausage
1 heaping tbsp soy sauce
1 large can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 bag Chinese Chow Mein Noodles

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Boil water, Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup, rice and macaroni for 15 minutes and set aside. Cook onion, celery and green pepper in butter on low heat until clear. (About 5-10 minutes). Cook hamburger and sausage until well done and drain. Add soy sauce, Cream of Mushroom Soup, vegetables, and chicken noodle soup mixture to hamburger and mix well. Pour into casserole dish and top with Chinese noodles. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes