Creamy Beef & Noodle Bake

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No ordinary beef-and-noodle bake, this one's creamy enough to deserve a shout-out in the title. A delicious dish of velvety sauce simmering in beef, noodles, veg and cheese.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

50 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 1-3/4 cups each

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What You Need

lb. lean ground beef

onion, chopped

1/2

tsp. dried thyme leaves, crushed

cups egg noodles, uncooked

cups frozen mixed vegetables (peas, green beans, carrots, corn)

can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup

cup milk

cup water

1-1/2

cups KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

BROWN meat with onions and thyme in skillet; drain. Spoon over noodles in 13x9-inch baking dish; top with vegetables.

WHISK soup, milk and water until well blended; pour over vegetables. Top with cheese; cover.

BAKE 35 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 25 min.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 110 calories and 13 grams of fat, including 5 grams of saturated fat, per serving by preparing with extra-lean ground beef, reduced-fat condensed cream of mushroom soup, fat-free milk and KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar Cheese.

Substitute

Prepare using ground chicken or turkey.

Make Ahead

Cook noodles as directed on package, omitting salt. Prepare casserole as directed using cooked noodles. Refrigerate up to 24 hours. Bake 45 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 35 min.

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lindi610

posted:1/2/2011

Absolutely delicious! My entire family loved this recipe. I added an extra can of soup and it was more creamy than the first time I made it. My picky little son asked for seconds!

a cook

posted:12/14/2010

Very bland. Very watery. Not too impressed. Probably won't make again.

a cook

posted:12/1/2010

We loved it. I used 2 cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup and only 1/4 cup of water, and also cooked my noodles ahead of time, as i had read the reviews ahead of cooking. I love Cream of Mushrroom Soup anyway. It makes a bunch. 9 x 13 casserole

Amyz09

posted:11/25/2010

Very Bland and the noodles were pasty, I followed it exactly and cooked it the right temp and time. would maybe try again with firmer noodles and cook less time but really wasnt too happy with results.

a cook

posted:11/23/2010

The dish was bland. Needs more flavoring. Adding a cup each of water and milk to one can of cream soup- no wonder there isn't much flavor.

a cook

posted:11/22/2010

This was fairly good. I would try it with seasoned chicken and I would also put less water because it seemed a little watery to me. Overall pretty good.

rmmenw

posted:11/14/2010

Some reviews surprise me, this is a comfort food and when recipe is followed is outstanding. I followed the recipe to the 'T' and got rave reviews at our church and civic functions where I cook. I have been asked for the recipe and gladly shared it. Like all recipes and different personal tastes it can be tweaked to your personal likes including seasoning, cooking times, amounts of ingredients, but it is a great base recipe.

pita8776

posted:11/13/2010

We loved this recipe but it lacked the little spice that we like so we will try to jazz it up a little more next time. However my 3 yr old loved it, even the second time around!!

lynn5

posted:11/11/2010

Very, very bland. It had too much water which made it watery on the bottom. The recipe says it's 4 servings. How do you get 4 sevings out of a 9 X 13 pan? It's more like 8 servings.

tmoore216

posted:11/10/2010

My family loved this recipe. I do tweek it just a little bit. I used two cans of soup and only 1/4 cup water. I also cooked noodles till they were almost done, and used can veggies. Everything was soft and full of flavor. My kids ate it up.