Vintage 1950 Hamburger Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until tender.
• Drain macaroni.
• Combine tomato paste, water and baking soda and set aside.
• Fry bacon in a medium fry pan until medium done.
• Add mushrooms, green pepper, onions, and cook until tender (about 5 minutes).
• Add ground beef,stirring constantly until beef is done.
• Add all seasonings (including parsley) and HALF of tomato paste mixture and simmer for 5 minutes for flavors to blend.
• Place half of the cooked macaroni in a greased 9x 13 casserole dish.
• Sprinkle HALF the parmesan cheese.
• Cover with ALL the meat mixture.
• Cover with remaining half of cooked macaroni.
• Sprinkle with remainging parmesan cheese.
• Finally, top with remaining tomato paste mixture.
• If desired, top with bread crumb mixture.
• Cover casserole tightly (SPRAY FOIL WITH PAM OR CASSEROLE TOP WILL STICK) and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Mix sugar, salt, garlic salt and tomato sauce into ground beef; simmer until flavors blend, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, cover skillet, and cool to room temperature.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Mix sour cream, cream cheese, and onion in a bowl.
• Scoop half the noodles into the prepared casserole dish; top with half the sour cream mixture. Spoon half the ground beef mixture atop sour cream layer. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients. Top casserole with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until Cheddar cheese has browned, 25 to 30 minutes.