California Cheeseburger Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb sliced american cheese
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced ripe olives
• 2 cups fine egg noodles, crushed
• 1 (1 lb) can tomato with juice

Recipe

• 1 cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until meat is browned and mixture is crumbly.
• 2 turn the browned meat into a 2-quart shallow baking dish, and top with slices of cheese.
• 3 add, in layers, the chopped celery, chopped onion, sliced ripe olives and crushed noodles.
• 4 cut the canned tomatoes into small chunks and arrange them over the noodle layer.
• 5 pour the tomato juice over all.
• 6 cover the baking dish, or seal it tightly with foil, and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.