CHINESE CHOW MEIN

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Everytime I make this everyone wants a copy of the recipe. This is truly a comfort food for my family and it is so easy to make.

Provided by Mainely Debbie

Time 1h15m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 1/2-3 lbs hamburger
3 cups chopped celery
3 cups chopped onions
4 cups cooked rice
2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of celery soup
3 (4 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms
3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
6 teaspoons soy sauce
1 (4 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, Drained Well
1 (4 ounce) can bamboo shoots, Drained Well
1 (12 ounce) package chow mein noodles

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 °F.
In a skillet, brown the hamburger, celery and onion, then drain well.
Stir hamburger mixture, soup, mushrooms, brown sugar, soy sauce, rice, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots.
Bake covered in a 4 quart casserole dish for 30 minutes.
Uncover after 30 minutes, add chow mein noodles and mix well, cook for an additional 30 minutes or you can add the chow mein noodles just before serving.
I don't use the bamboo shoots or water chestnuts.
NOTE: You can use cream of chicken soup if you want.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1044.4, Fat 48.1, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 132.4, Sodium 1803.2, Carbohydrate 100.7, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 15.4, Protein 53.3