Best Grannys Cherokee Casserole Recipes

Cherokee Casserole image

Provided by Kurt Godden

Time 20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup long-grain rice, cooked
1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 can cream of mushroom soup (no added liquid)
1 lb ground beef, round or sirloin
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 small bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon cumin
12 green olives, chopped
3 ounces grated cheddar cheese
salt, pepper to taste

Steps:

Cook rice per normal cooking instructions.
While rice cooks, brown meat and cook onions until tender.
Drain excess fat from meat.
Combine meat and onions in skillet, and add crushed tomatoes, mushroom soup, bay leaf, oregano, garlic powder, cumin, salt, pepper, olives.
Simmer together in skillet until rice is finished cooking.
Add rice, and mix all ingredients well.
Top casserole with cheese until melted.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 401, Fat 20.2, SaturatedFat 8.3, Cholesterol 66.3, Sodium 582.3, Carbohydrate 32.4, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 3.2, Protein 21.4

Granny's Cherokee Casserole image

Provided by Deborah1

Categories Meat

Time 40m

Yield 8-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 lb ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup instant rice
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can cut green beans, drained (I use GG kitchen cut for this)
6 slices American cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350.
Brown ground beef and onions in a dutch oven until beef is no longer pink.
Drain excess fat.
Add the remaining ingredients, except for the cheese, and mix well.
Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
Place in a 9 x 13 casserole dish and top with the slices of cheese.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until cheese is bubbling and starting to brown.
**NOTE**-Thisfreezes well (without the cheese, of course) so I usually make mine in 2 8 x 8 disposable pans and put one in the freezer for later.
Add a small salad and some fruit and you've got an easy meal!
**Istill think when I read it each time that it is too much garlic powder, but I have tried with less and it really does need that much.
I also don't know why the sugar is there, but the taste is not the same without it!