POTLUCK HOT DISH

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This is my favorite dish to pass at potlucks. The down-home ingrdients make it a guaranteed crown=pleaser. The recipe is often requested, and I never hesitate to share it.-.Dorothy Friez, McLaughlin, South Dakota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 pound ground pork
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 package (7 ounces) elbow or ring macaroni, cooked and drained
2 cans (14-3/4 ounces each) cream-style corn
2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed chicken with rice soup, undiluted
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Seasoned salt to taste
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook pork, beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat 10-12 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in macaroni, corn, soups and seasonings., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, mix bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over top. Bake, covered, 45 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 15 minutes longer or until heated through. Freeze option: Transfer meat mixture to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, reserving buttered bread crumbs for topping when baking. Cool unbaked casserole; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare bread crumbs as directed; sprinkle over top. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 301 calories, Fat 13g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 51mg cholesterol, Sodium 781mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 18g protein.