Monday, April 28, 2014

Old Fashion Casseroles: Corn-Beef, Baked Ham and Beans, &Seven Layer Casserole

Old Fashion Casserole Recipes for Down Home Goodness!

Bring some old-fashion down home goodness to your family's dinner table with these casserole recipes. They are easy, economical, and make delicious family meals. The first recipe in this article are for Old Fashion Corn and Beef Casserole which contains two family favorites, corn and ground beef. The second recipe goes in a completely different way with Baked Ham and Beans. The third recipe goes back to corn and ground beef but adds rice this time.

OLD FASHION CORN-BEEF DINNER
2 green bell peppers, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons shortening
1 pound ground beef
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs
2 cups corn, whole kernel
4 ripe tomatoes, sliced
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
butter
Saute the onion and bell pepper in the shortening for about 3 minutes. Add the ground meat, salt, and pepper and brown meat lightly. Remove from heat; stir in eggs and mix well. Butter a baking dish. Put 1 cup of the corn in the bottom of the buttered dish. Add half the meat mixture and top with half the tomato slices. Repeat layers using the other half of the ingredients. Top with the bread crumbs and dot with thin pats of butter. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes until lightly browned and heated through.

BAKED HAM 'N BEANS
This is a recipe my mother got from a Hunt's Tomato Sauce advertisement when I was a child.
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 1/2 Tablesp. Wesson, pure vegetable oil
1/2 lb cooked and cubed ham
1 lb 14-oz can Pork and Beans
1 8-oz can Hunt' Tomato Sauce
1 Tablesp. Worcestershire sauce
1 teasp. prepared mustard
2 Tablesp. brown sugar
Saute onions and meat in Wesson oil until onions are golden. Mix in remaining ingredients. Pour into a baking dish and bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 30 to 45 minutes. Serves 4.

SEVEN LAYER CASSEROLE
1 cup rice, uncooked
1 cup corn, whole kernel
2 small cans tomato sauce
3/4 cup water (or liquid from the canned corn)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper*
1 lb ground beef
salt and pepper to your liking
4 strips bacon
Place the rice then the corn in layers in a greased 2-quart casserole dish. Pour one can of the tomato sauce over the corn with 1/2 cup of the water. Layer the onion then the green pepper, uncooked beef and seasonings. Add the second can of tomato sauce with the remaining 1/4 cup of water. Cut the bacon strips in half and lay over the top. Cover the casserole dish and place in the oven. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Uncover and bake 30 minutes more.
*This is a bell pepper.

Enjoy!
About the Author Grandma Linda
Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes with others on her blog at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com/ She also shares quick and easy recipes at http://grandmasquickfixrecipes.blogspot.com

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