#1582 - Kluski Noodle Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - regular sized can Hunt's tomato paste
2 - regular sized cans crushed tomatoes
1lb. ground chuck
1 onion (chopped)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 bag kluski noodles
8oz. shredded sharp cheese
3 slices buttered bread (cut into bite sized pieces)

In a skillet add ground chuck, onions, salt and pepper--stir and cook over medium heat until beef is browned--drain and return to skillet. Add tomato paste and crushed tomatoes to beef mixture--stir, then turn heat to simmer and cook until mixture is hot. Cook kluski noodles according to bag directions--drain but do not rinse. Add noodles to meat mixture--stir. Add shredded sharp cheese--stir. Spray a 2qt. casserole dish with Pam--pour everything into the greased casserole dish. Sprinkle the buttered bread pieces over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until hot.

#368 - Chicken a la Kluski

(by Harriet [Sanders] Betz - friend)

1/4 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup canned chicken broth
2 TBSP butter
1 - 10.5 oz. Campbell's cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 cups cooked chicken (diced)
1 - 8oz. package Mueller's kluski egg noodles (cooked to package directions)
1/4 cup chopped pimentos

In a large saucepan, cook onion and green pepper in the 2 TBSP butter--cook until tender but NOT browned. Add cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, milk, garlic powder, pepper, and cooked chicken--stir and heat until bubbling hot. While it's heating, cook noodles according to package directions--drain the water, then mix pimentos in with the noodles. Arrange the noodles on a large platter and pour hot chicken mixture over the noodles. Serve.