Amish Country Casserole
Amish Country Casserole is an easy and budget-friendly meal. Egg noodles, ground beef, special sauce and seasonings with a touch of cheese!
A DELICIOUS BEEF AND NOODLE DINNER RECIPE
Full disclosure: I have no idea if this is a true Amish recipe. What exactly makes a recipe ‘Amish’? Is there a set of guidelines or rules for this category of food? All I know is that, in general, if a recipe title starts with the word ‘Amish’, we automatically assume it’s gonna be awesome! Right? So this recipe may (or may not) be Amish but I suppose it doesn’t matter at the end of the day. It’s good and it’s easy and budget-friendly.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ’S):
Amish Country Casserole is a delicious and hearty casserole made with ground beef, egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, tomato soup and seasonings.
Yes! Simply prepare the casserole as directed, cover with foil, and refrigerate until ready to bake. When you’re ready to serve, remove the foil and bake in the oven as directed.
This is a hearty and filling dish on its own, but it can be served with a side salad, some garlic bread or some steamed vegetables to balance out the meal.
Certainly! Ground Italian sausage would work wonderfully in this. You could also use ground chicken, turkey or pork as well.
Certainly, although you’d want to make sure they were partially cooked before adding because the cook time for this casserole may not be long enough for certain vegetables to cook throughly.
The milk adds moisture and creaminess to the dish. However, you could substitute with something like sour cream or plain Greek yogurt to still maintain the creaminess and adding a touch more flavor. I would still use the same amount.
Definitely! If you have a small family, like I do, you could separate this into two smaller pans. Eat one now and freeze one for later! After it has cooled fully, just wrap with plastic wrap then aluminum foil and it will freeze well for up to 3 months.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- medium egg noodles – I tend to use no yolk or egg free noodles but you can use what you enjoy.
- ground beef – see my FAQ’s above on substitutions.
- tomato soup – I would recommend if you are sensitive to salt to use low or no sodium options for this one.
- cream of mushroom soup – I have a homemade cream of mushroom soup recipe if you prefer to make it from scratch.
- milk – this is going to add creaminess and to help it be a bit more saucy. You could also use heavy cream or half and half.
- Worcestershire sauce – this doesn’t add a strong flavor, it just adds an extra layer of flavor. If you do not like Worcestershire sauce you can leave it out.
- garlic – you can use the jarred minced garlic. Fresh minced garlic will give you stronger garlic flavor.
- dried onion flakes – onion powder can be substituted. You’d want to use about 1-2 teaspoons (to taste.) Or you can dice up about half a small onion. Just make sure to cook it with the ground beef so they soften up.
- Parmesan cheese – I’m just using the shakeable kind from the green bottle but you could use shredded Parmesan cheese as well.
HOW TO MAKE AMISH COUNTRY CASSEROLE:
Preheat oven to 350f degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. Cook egg noodles according to package directions and drain well. In a large skillet, cook and crumble ground beef. Drain grease.
In a large bowl stir together tomato soup, cream of mushroom soup, milk, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, minced garlic and dried onion flakes. Finally, stir in cooked egg noodles and ground beef.
Spread mixture into prepared baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes. Then top with grated Parmesan cheese.
Serve with some bread and a salad.
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Originally published: July 2017
Updated photos & republished: January 2020
Amish Country Casserole (+Video)
Ingredients
- 12 ounce bag medium egg noodles
- 1 pound ground beef
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 10.75 ounce can tomato soup (see notes below)
- 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup (or cream of chicken)
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 Tablespoons dried onion flakes
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cook 12 ounce bag medium egg noodles to package directions and drain well.
- In a large skillet, cook and crumble 1 pound ground beef. Season with a little salt and pepper (to taste). Drain excess grease.
- In a large bowl stir together 10.75 ounce can tomato soup, 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup, 1 cup milk, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, 2 Tablespoons dried onion flakes and a little bit of salt and pepper.
- In the same large bowl, stir in cooked egg noodles and cooked ground beef. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes. If the top looks like it's getting too dry or crispy, remove and add aluminum foil on top and put back in the oven to finish cooking.
- Then top with 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese and serve with garlic bread and salad.
Video
Notes
- This casserole can be frozen.
- Use egg noodles or no-yolk noodles.
- Like this with more sauce? Just double up on the tomato and cream of mushroom soups.
- Onion powder can be substituted for the onion flakes. You would use about 1-2 teaspoons (to taste)
Nutrition
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I made this last night and all my picky eaters liked it. I went back to fix a plate for lunch today and there was none left. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Now that is what I like to hear! Glad it was a hit. It is hard to find something all those picky eaters will eat.
Can you freeze this recipe?
I made this for dinner last night. I didn’t have any noodles on hand so I used elbows. Didn’t change anything else and it was absolutely delicious. My guys loved it.! My sis-in-law was over and liked it so much she had seconds!! Served it with some garlic bread….yummy stuff!!
Wahoo!! Thanks so much Diane! I love how you used what you had on hand – perfect!
I am making this tomorrow, but will add diced onion to the ground beef while it cooks and sliced baby bella mushrooms as well. It’s almost like an American Goulash, just a little different. I’m sure it will be awesome!
This was awesome! The family loved it. I added fresh cut veggies like peppers, n onion with garlic. Then changed the tomato soup to 2 cans of diced tomatoes instead. Thnx a bunch for great recipe!
Good recipe – it does freeze well. Usually add diced tomatoes and flavor to taste with a jalapeño sauce.
I made this a few weeks ago going to make it soon. Didn’t have onion flakes just finely minced an onion and cooked with the mince
And used a cream of mushroom packet soup. It tasted so yummy and we had left over for break and lunch. We really enjoyed it thank you for sharing it
My mom makes something very similar and the only difference is her recipe has a can of cheddar cheese soup. We actually had this last night! It was amazing!
Trying this recipe tonight. I was on my way home from work and brought up casserole recipes on my phone… standing right in the store! I hope my family, especially my picky husband, likes it. It was so simple to whip up. If it is good, it will be a recipe…giving your website full credit… on my recipe wall.
DELICIOUS! Will make again.
Hi Jodi! Yay!! Thanks so much for coming back to let us know! 🙂
I made this this weekend and it was absolutely delicious! It makes a lot too! I brought leftovers for lunch today 🙂
Woo hoo!! Thanks so much for coming back to let me know Melinda!
Fixing for dinner tonight sure hope it is as good as is looks. All my children coming home from college I hopethey love it!
What is that tool you’re using while cooking the hamburger meat? I’ve never seen one of those before…
It’s a meat mincer for getting the meat perfect for any “loose meat” recipe. My kids will not eat big chunks of ground beef. A potato masher works as well!
I think Pampered Chef sells it. However Dollar Tree has them also. It is to mash your ground burger while frying it. They work reallu well.
Do you think this would freeze well?
I would love the recipe I also had it when my kid’s were little….
This casserole is so delicious. I didn’t change a thing and we all loved it. So easy to make!
Add celery, green pepper and drained can of corn. Very tasty.
We live Michigan. I remember eating this out of the womb. We also do the celery, no tomato soup and top it with Cheddar cheese it is so delicious!!. I grew up calling it super supper. Mom’s making supper supper for dinner.YEAH!!!!
Sorry my precious comment was meant to be 5 stars.
Made it tonight. It was a big hit and so simple. Love it and will definitely be making it again.
Not being able to eat mushrooms, this recipe poses a challenge for me. Cream of chicken just seems wrong. How about Cream of Onion or Cream of Celery as a substitute????
Hey Joan! I agree. I don’t think cream of chicken either. I like your other options though. I actually think either would work with the tastes in this recipe! I probably lean more towards Cream of Celery since it’s one of my favorites. Let me know if you try it!
I made this tonight, only tweak (Wisconsin style), I added 8 ounces of grated white cheddar (still used Parmesan) and used fresh onion. This is tasty!
There is never anything wrong with adding more cheese – ha!
I live in Berks County, PA, in the heart of PA Dutch Country. Just checked my Amish cookbook and they gave the same recipe but they sauté chopped celery, onion and green pepper first for five minutes then brown the burger, and omit the mushroom soup and garlic powder, as they are very “plain folk”, I’m guessing. Sounds super easy to out together and tasty too.
Hi Janet! Thank you for looking it up! I would definitely add celery, onion and green pepper. I love all of those! My family acts like they are allergic to any vegetable but it sounds good to me. Ha!
This is reminiscent of my mother’s meals for our family of 10! Cheap, calorie loaded, but oh so good!
Ha! Exactly! Everything in moderation is my motto! 🙂
Love this but will have to change a few things only because of dietary needs. I will use ground turkey meat instead of ground beef and reduced fat soups and soy Parmesan cheese. I can guarantee though it will taste just as fab!!
Thank you so much!!
Whatever works for you and your dietary needs 🙂 Love it!
Growing up in Eastern PA, this is some of the food I grew up on. Of course, we are “Pensylvania German” and not Amish. By the way, I have a starter of Amish Friendship Bread in my freezer. I also don’t know if it is truly “Amish,” but it is amazing.
Hi Julie! If you have a recipe to get one started – I’d love to have your recipe!
Oh my word!! This looks so good AND easy!! I can’t wait to try it!!
Hope you love it!